tarboat's photos

Lifting bridge over the chamber of the river lock at the entrance to Gloucester Docks.

Dove Holes quarry is operated by Cemex and ships out vast quantities of limestone by road and rail. The quarry is an amalgamation of the earlier Holderness and Newline quarries both of which have been lowered to the water table. Recent developments have seen the quarry expand northwards into the Bee Low area. There is a large area of fixed plant for crushing and screening the stone. The tipping dock for the primary crusher is lower left with the stone then being taken by conveyor to a stockpile under the gantry to the right of centre.

Running 14 minutes late, Civity EMU 331 014 leads 331 021 on a train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport into Platform 13 at Manchester Piccadilly.

Free Trade Buildings on Percy Street in Hanley was for many years the home of Webberley's bookshop.

A bit of Arts & Crafts on the Market Tavern in Hanley. This pub was rebuilt in 1882.

With a locomotive at either end of the two coaches the morning miners' train leaves the opencast pit at Jalainur. It was very, very cold.

High up in the Penmaenmawr quarries a line of granite dressing sheds turns its back to the sea and the prevailing winds. Beyond stands the roofless locomotive shed with its rusty water tank. Outside are the sad remains of a De Winton vertical boilered locomotive abandoned here many years ago. This is a fascinating and difficult place to access but very rewarding to anyone with an interest in industrial archaeology who is prepared to make the climb.

Cross Country Voyager 221 136 departs from Plymouth with a service to Leeds.

The Angleur power station at Liège has a generating capacity of 178 MW. It first opened in 1978 and was increased in size in 2012. There are four gas turbine units on site. A grab shot from the train.

Charging hoppers and workers adjusting the charge and lids on top of the Monckton coke ovens. A nice selection of steel rod tools in the foreground.

Narrowboats Victoria and Spey leaving Mode Wheel Locks on the Manchester Ship Canal on a journey to Ellesmere Port.

QJ 7081 hauls a freight towards the summit to the west of Chaganhada on the Jitong Railway.

Islington Mill on James Street, Ordsall, Salford, was originally built for cotton spinning in 1823 by the self-taught Leeds-born architect David Bellhouse (1764-1840). A year after the original construction of Islington Mill, there was a partial structural collapse of the building. During rebuilding, various new structures were added to the original model that had consisted of a single row of cast-iron columns. Further extensions were subsequently added over the years, including a second mill (which was also later rebuilt), stables around the courtyard and an external engine house. By the early 1900s, the mill was being used for textile doubling rather than spinning. It now houses artistic studios across four floors, with a large open space on the fifth floor and an attic space on the sixth floor. It was listed Grade II in 1996.

Prairie tank 4144 leads a short passenger service across Oldbury Viaduct on the Severn Valley Railway.

The locks at Middlewood once took the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal down to a junction with the River Irwell. After abandonment of the canal it was filled-in through this area and it was thought that the canal was lost for ever. However, in 2007 redevelopment of the derelict area began and the reinstatement of the canal was part of the scheme. Today the canal is navigable up two locks and through the development to a basin adjacent to the railway across the old alignment. This scene shows the new and vibrant place that this area has become, with apartment blocks both completed and being built. There was an arts event later in the day with hundreds of people attending and enjoying the sunshine alongside the revitalised waterway.

The Peel Building at Salford University was designed by architect Henry Lord and completed in 1896. It was originally the Salford Royal Technical Institute. The facade is constructed of red Accrington brick and terracotta. Earp, Hobbs and Miller were the partnership responsible for the sculptural detailing.

On my first visit to Lancaut I missed this kiln and so a return visit was called for. It is a single pot with two draw tunnels and rather overgrown. Condition is very good.

Fishing vessel PS82 'Isabella' lies against the fish quay at Padstow. Formerly SY30 'Louisa', this creel fishing vessel sank off the Isle of Mingulay in April 2016 with the loss of three lives.