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Bolton's Copper

Bolton's Copper

17 Apr 2006 352
A small part of the Thomas Bolton copperworks at Froghall, North Staffordshire.
Blue-tailed Damselfly

Blue-tailed Damselfly

02 Jun 2006 222
Female Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans f.violacea) feeding on a piece of the body of another damselfly. Newchurch Common, Cheshire, UK.
Large Red Damselflies

Large Red Damselflies

02 Jun 2006 223
A tandem pair of Large Red Damselflies (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) at Newchurch Common, Cheshire, UK.
Downy Emerald

Downy Emerald

01 Jun 2006 207
Male Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) at Newchurch Common, Cheshire.
Longcliffe Lime

Longcliffe Lime

20 Feb 2006 256
Longliffe Lime supplies a range of lime powders to industry. The works is located on a former silica brickworks site.
Stanlow

Stanlow

31 May 2006 231
Stanlow oil refinery from Alvanley.
Amidst walls and sheep

Amidst walls and sheep

30 May 2006 248
A single tree stands amongst the drystone walls on the edge of the Peak National Park outside Macclesfield.
Bank Top Colliery 2

Bank Top Colliery 2

01 Mar 1982 374
Silverdale, North Staffordshire, March 1982
Bank Top Colliery 3

Bank Top Colliery 3

01 Mar 1982 354
Silverdale, North Staffordshire, March 1982
Bank Top Colliery 1

Bank Top Colliery 1

01 Mar 1982 2 429
A typical small licensed mine that was once quite common. Silverdale, North Staffordshire, March 1982
Club-tailed Dragonfly

Club-tailed Dragonfly

25 May 2006 343
Male Club-tailed Dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus) on the River Dee in Cheshire, UK.
Azure Damselfly

Azure Damselfly

25 May 2006 281
Whilst this may look similar to the species shown in the previous two images, this one is a male Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella). Apart from using a microscope, there are subtle differences in the markings that make it possible to separate the two species.
Variable Damselfly 2

Variable Damselfly 2

25 May 2006 317
A male Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) at a Cheshire marlpit. A notable species anywhere in the UK.
Variable Damselfly

Variable Damselfly

25 May 2006 291
A male Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) at a marlpit in Cheshire. A notable species anywhere it is found in the UK.
Gardner Oil Engine

Gardner Oil Engine

16 Apr 2006 317
A 2 stroke hot bulb oil engine at the Anson Museum, Poynton, Cheshire. This marvellous museum is well worth a visit. See: www.enginemuseum.org/
Lime Kiln

Lime Kiln

16 Oct 2005 2 513
One of two rotary lime kilns at the Tunstead Quarry of Buxton Lime Industries. This has now been replaced with a highly efficient Maerz kiln.
Barbed wire Tunstead Quarry

Barbed wire Tunstead Quarry

12 May 2006 1 412
The lime dust in the atmosphere around the Tunstead quarry and limekilns collects as an encrustation on everything it touches.
Torrs road bridge

Torrs road bridge

12 May 2006 1 510
Road bridge over the River Goyt at New Mills, Derbyshire, just before it is joined by the River Sett in the gorge known as The Torrs.
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