Bathers and boats, Rudyard Lake
Three women bathers sit on the landing stage near the dam. Rowing and larger boats for hire and lake trips are moored on either side.
This real photograph postcard was published by H. Breaks, Rudyard, ...
Bathers at Rudyard Lake
In this postcard view two women in swimming costumes sit on the landing stage near the dam at the southern end of Rudyard Lake whilst a third dives into the water. A tourist boat is moored alongside.
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Boats and visitors, Rudyard Lake
A postcard view of visitors at Rudyard Lake taken at the south end of the lake.
The lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey ...
Boats and visitors, Rudyard Lake
Rudyard Lake is a reservoir and was constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal. It is around 2.5 miles long and covers roughly an area of 168 acres. ...
Dragon Boat Race, Rudyard Lake
This photograph looks west across Rudyard Lake towards competitors in the annual Dragon Boat Race. Rudyard Sailability organise this yearly fund raising event which takes place in some of the outstanding ...
Fairview, Rudyard Lake
'Fairview' was built overlooking Rudyard Lake in 1879-1880 by John Munro, a wine and spirt dealer, originally from tain in the Scottish Highlands.
G.T. Heath Boat Hire, Rudyard Lake
George Heath was a member of a local farming family. He became a coal merchant and ran this boat hiring business at the Dam at Rudyard Lake from the early 1900s until 1940.
Gala Day, Rudyard Lake
Regatta days were a regular feature at Rudyard Lake in the early part of the 20th century. This postcard view is looking north from the Dam.
Hall’s Lake Pavilion, Rudyard Lake
The refreshment chalet in this postcard view along with a nearby landing stage were built by the North Staffordshire Railway Company, and was leased to John Hall. He started hiring boats and running motor ...
Landing Stage, Rudyard Lake
A postcard view of visitors and boats at the landing stage near the south end of Rudyard Lake.
Rudyard Lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of ...
Multi-view, Rudyard Lake
A multi-view postcard of Rudyard Lake. The top left picture shows visitors on the landing stage at the south end of the lake, top right is of the lake’s dam wall also at the south end of the lake, the ...
On the ice, Rudyard Lake
A postcard view of a winter scene taken at the south end of Rudyard Lake. There were a number of exceptionally cold winters in the decades before the First World War which enabled locals and visitors ...
Passenger train passing Rudyard Lake
A Fowler 4P steam locomotive passes Rudyard Lake with a three-coach passenger service from Macclesfield in 1953.
This image is featured by kind permission of the Churnet Valley Railway.
Rowing boat on Rudyard Lake
A rowing boat at the northern end of Rudyard Lake. A railway station building can be seen in the background, with the cottages of Wolfdale on the hillside beyond.
Rudyard Lake
This postcard view was taken near to the dam wall at the south end of Rudyard Lake.
Rudyard Lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & ...
Rudyard Lake
A postcard view taken at the south end of Rudyard Lake. Rudyard Lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal. It is around 2.5 ...
Rudyard Lake
A postcard view taken near the south end of Rudyard Lake. Rudyard Lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal. It is around 2.5 ...
Rudyard Lake
Rudyard Lake is a reservoir which was constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal. It is around 2.5 miles long and covers roughly an area of 168 acres. ...