Bridging the Wreake

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Bridging the Wreake

Hoby Bridge over the River Wreake. This river formed part of the Melton Mowbray Navigation which from 1797 brought barges to Melton from the River Soar via twelve broad locks. Initially very profitable the navigation declined with the building of railways in the locality and was abandoned in 1877. There is an active society campaigning to preserve what remains and with a long term aim of restoring navigation to Melton Mowbray and even onwards to Oakham. This bridge has seen extensive restoration and is now in good condition.

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05 Jun 2014

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Calcutta Pit

The Calcutta Pit was one of 5 collieries (pits) in Swannington. These gradually stopped being mined in the late 19th century. However, when pumping stopped in these pits, the water began to seep down into mines in the newly developing town of Coalville. In order to solve this problem, it was necessary to set up a Joint Pumping Company, at the former Calcutta mine to drain the whole new coalfield. The Calcutta pumping engine was made by Robert Stephenson and Co. It was capable of removing 54,000 gallons of water an hour. It was installed in 1877 at a cost of £13,000 and worked until 1947 when it was replaced with electric pumps. The building is listed Grade II and is now used as offices.

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08 Oct 2016

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Isolation Hospital

The corrugated iron buildings are the remains of the isolation hospital that was on the land at Turnwater Meadow adjacent to the junction of the Melton Mowbray Navigation with the River Soar Navigation.

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22 Feb 2013

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Art deco pound stretching

I reckon this used to be the Loughborough branch of Woolworths.

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04 Oct 2013

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Outfitters, clothiers

The use has changed but the signs remain the same. This shop on King Street in Melton Mowbray now sells toys.

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22 Feb 2013

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Chemists by Examination

Ceramic tiles panels on 58 High Street, Leicester. This is a shop premises dating to 1903. The architect was A. E. Sawday for T. E. Butler, Son and Co., chemists. The Sea Breeze advert is a bonus. The building is listed Grade II.

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24 Jul 2018

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Hand made

Charnwood Forest Brick Ltd is a component of Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC. The Company produced approximately 3 milion facing bricks and special shaped bricks per annum from its manufacturing base at Shepshed, near Loughborough. Hand made facing bricks are here being manufactured and placed on rail trollies to go to the dryer before firing.

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22 Feb 2013

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Musicians

One of three terracotta panels over a shop in the Market Place at Loughborough.

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05 Jun 2014

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Calcutta Pit

The Calcutta Pit was one of 5 collieries (pits) in Swannington. These gradually stopped being mined in the late 19th century. However, when pumping stopped in these pits, the water began to seep down into mines in the newly developing town of Coalville. In order to solve this problem, it was necessary to set up a Joint Pumping Company, at the former Calcutta mine to drain the whole new coalfield. The Calcutta pumping engine was made by Robert Stephenson and Co. It was capable of removing 54,000 gallons of water an hour. It was installed in 1877 at a cost of £13,000 and worked until 1947 when it was replaced with electric pumps. The building is listed Grade II and is now used as offices.
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