tarboat's photos

LNWR Coal Tank 1054 brings its train out of the yard at Rowsley South on Peak Rail.

The Adelphi MIll is one of the significant landmarks in Bollington and whilst the chimney was dismantled some years ago, the future of the building now seems secure. The mill was constructed alongside the Macclesfield Canal but water transport was almost immediately superseded by the Macclesfield Bollington and Marple Railway which ran behind the mill. It was constructed circa 1868 by Martin Swindells, a local cotton spinner who also owned Clarence Mill in Bollington, he built The Adelphi Mill for his two sons, hence the name 'Adelphi', which is Greek for brothers. The Mill, which was built adjacent to the Macclesfield Canal began life spinning cotton, but was soon converted to the production of fine silk. During the Second World War, spinning ceased in the Mill and all work was turned over to the production of parachutes. At the end of the sixties the Mill was bought by Britax for the production of webbing for motorcar seatbelts, this continued until the late eighties. The Mill was then sold and converted to offices and workshop uses.

The railway town, or perhaps village is more accurate, of Melton Constable in Norfolk lost most of it's importance with the closure of much of the former Midland & Great Northern Railway from 28 February 1959, closing completely five years later. The Railway Institute was built in 1896, and extended in 1912, by the railway for the benefit of its workers as reading rooms, wash rooms and general recreation until the closure of the railway works in the early 1960’s. At that point a group of local people (and by then) ex-employees banded together and bought the freehold of the Railway Institute from the British Railways board, and formed a trust under the name of the Country Club that endures to this day.

A great sunny day out to the Apedale winter gala. Kerr Stuart 2395/1917 Tattoo in action on its way back up the bank. This is a lovely friendly railway which had four locos in steam along with a range of i/c locomotives in action yesterday.

Abandoned staff lockers at the Loxley refractory brickworks.

National Union of Mineworkers Memorial to those who lost their lives supporting the Union. This sculpture by Graham Ibbeson is situated outside the Union offices building on Victoria Road, Barnsley and was unveiled in July 1993. The Union still maintains an office in the Huddersfield Road side of the block.

Trainloads of peat in the arrival sidings at the Edenderry power station in County Offaly.

Disused Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge Hall on Bridge Street in Boston. The building has fallen on hard times but the terracotta facia still stands out along with the memorial on the wall to the members killed in World War 1.

Wainfleet all Saints clock tower in the market place was unveiled on 2 May 1899 as a memorial to Walter Martin of Wainfleet Hall who died at the age of 38 in 1896. It was built at the expense of his widow who presented it to the town. It is listed Grade II.

This two pot limekiln at Boujang in Ayrshire was operating in the 1850s but abandoned by 1890. The shell remains in steadily deteriorating condition.

The Dunbar or Oxwellmains cement works was originally built by Blue Circle in 1963 with three kilns. It was rebuilt with a preheater tower and a single kiln which went into production in 1986. It became part of Lafarge Cement UK in 2001 and passed to Tarmac in 2013. More details here: www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_dunbar.html

Anglesey Mining appears to be mainly involved in iron ore mining in Canada, however the company also owns the mine at Parys Mountain on Anglesey where perhaps one day exploration for copper ore will recommence. For the time being the headgear stands without ropes.

Grain silos at Port Pirie on the Spencer Gulf in South Australia. This Viterra owned facility can load ships at up to 800 tonnes per hour.

Sunset on the hills seen from the Augusta Highway at Nectar Brook between Port Augusta and Port Pirie, South Australia.

Loading jetty for loading iron ore brought down to Whyalla from the opencast mines such as those at Iron Baron and Iron Knob. I am unsure whether this is stilll in use.

NR75 sits in a siding adjacent to the loop at Wirrappa on the Ghan line to between Adelaide and Darwin. The 4,000 hp NR class are Australian diesel-electric locomotives built by A Goninan & Co for National Rail between 1996 and 1998.

This corrugated iron house was built by contractors Wills & Reeve to house workers on the construction of Immingham Dock which began in 1906. This example was eventually removed to the Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum where it now houses the transport toy exhibits.

This multi-storey car park on Burnham Way, Nottingham had seen better days in 2008. The brutalist structure has since been replaced by an office block.