Rosedale West is where this station is and I am sure that you will be able to tell me more about this photo loaned courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum
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Nice photo with the mine in the background asking for the date and details… Eric Johnson informs us: ”in the centre of the photo, can be seen the calcining kilns and materials hoist. The 3 kilns were originally on the island of RAASAY in the Inner Hebrides, dismantled in about 1943, each part carefully numbered and loaded into ships. One local man John Macleod was killed in the hold when the sling broke. The kilns were taken to Lingdale and re-erected shortly afterwards, photo from about 1950.” Thanks to Eric for the information.
A lovely picture of the walls of Kilton Castle courtesy of Ray Brown who thinks it was taken in the late 70’s. Was that when Leeds University used to come in the summer to excavate there? I wish I could have seen it in all it’s glory.
This lovely photo courtesy of Ray Brown shows the castle wall from the other side. Were these just a lookout post or were they there to shoot the arrows through?
Yes I know this isn’t an old photograph, but it will be one day and you must admit it is beautiful and shows how the station has changed over the years. (photo courtsey of Ray Brown)
Eric took this set of photographs recording the damage caused to houses in Gladstone and East Streets by the collapse of mine workings c.1962. This is the view looking up the backs with Gladstone Street on the left and East Street on the right. The gas and water mains were broken in several places and the road had to be dug up.
Number 2, East Street, was badly affected by the subsidence. The doors jammed and the occupants couldn’t get out. The nightwatchman’s hut is in the yard of number 2 in this photo. He was on duty because of the coal gas in the mains. He had to go round at night testing for gas and for water leaks. Numbers 2 and 3 had to be demolished because of the damage.
Damage to the walls of numbers 4 and 5 East Street caused by the subsidence.
Houses at the bottom of Gladstone Street were also affected. Cracks appeared in the walls and the bricks on top of this yard wall lifted. When they were repaired three houses were knocked into two. Thanks to Eric Johnson for this set of photographs and information.
I thik we all know the story of Beggar’s bridge, when a poor man loved a rich girl and went away to make his fortune to build the bridge. Well here it is in winter with the river so frozen that they could skate on it, was it frozen in the cold of last winter? |
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