Beer Delivery at the Black Lion
Barrels of beer are delivered to the Black Lion in 1957.
The pub, at Consall Forge, Staffordshire, was built to serve workers in the local limestone industry that was carried on in the Churnet Valley ...
Black Five at Oakamoor tunnel
British Railways 'Black Five' locomotive number 45020 emerges from Oakamoor tunnel with a passneger service in around 1960.
Stanier 'Black Fives' were a popular engine choice for mixed traffic, being ...
'Black Five' bound for Llandudno
British Railways 'Black Five' 4-6-0 locomotive number 45045 prepares to meet a rake of coaches at Leek railway station.
Together, they will form a service bound for Llandudno in North Wales - a long-standing ...
Bolton's copper works
Bolton's Copper Works at Froghall, around 1950.
The works stands next to the Churnet Valley Railway. Although freight is now carried by road, the line now operates as a heritage railway, museum and ...
Bolton's copper works
Sidings at Bolton's Copper Works, Froghall, during the mid-1960s.
Drums of copper wire stand on the empty tracks. Wire manufactured both here and at Oakamoor would form the first Trans-Atlantic telegraph ...
Bolton's copper works
Thomas Bolton's copper works provided much employment in the village of Froghall.
The railway was essential in order to transport wound copper wire out of the valley and to destinations all over Britain ...
Boltons Copper Works, Frog Hall, Kingsley
Thomas Bolton & Sons set up a copper works at nearby Oakamoor in 1852-3. By 1890 there was no more room for expansion at Oakamoor so they began building at Froghall. Major extensions followed in the 1930s, ...
Bolton's Copper Works, Froghall, Kingsley
Thomas Bolton & Sons set up a copper works at nearby Oakamoor in 1852-3. By 1890 there was no more room for expansion at Oakamoor so they began building at Froghall. Major extensions followed in the 1930s, ...
Bosley station
Bosley Station, Cheshire, pictured around 1963 and still in use.
Note the Ford Anglia saloon car, the equivalent of a Ford Ka today!
A semaphore railway signal stands to the left of the building.
This ...
Bridge over the River Churnet
Two smartly-dressed Edwardian men pose on a bridge spanning the River Churnet.
The walkway appears to be supported by a sturdy tree trunk spanning the two river banks.
As the river is prone to flooding, ...
Building Cheddleton Asylum
The asylum at Cheddleton in Staffordshire was built to serve the Pottery towns and the area surrounding Leek.
Patients were referred to as "inmates", and anyone from people with a "mild affliction" ...
Caldon Canal at Wall Grange
The Caldon Canal and Churnet Valley Railway at Wall Grange, near Cheddleton. The lane is Sutherland Road.
Caldon Canal, Consall
A view of the River Churnet where the Caldon Canal (left) separates from the River Churnet (on the right). Beyond can be seen the bridge which carries the Churnet Valley Railway over the canal, and in ...
Captured German Field Gun, Froghall
This captured field gun is strapped on the back of a railway wagon, pictured on the Froghall Junction line between Froghall Junction and Froghall Wharf in the Churnet valley. The sign attached to the ...
Charles Bunting steam truck
This steam truck was operated by Charles Bunting Limited, a firm of breakers based in Uttoxeter.
Steam trucks were closely related to the heavy traction engines often used in agriculture between 1840 ...
Cheddleton Asylum Christmas party
Cheddleton Asylum Christmas party.
A Merry Christmas to All!
The asylum was built circa 1895 and was in use up until the 1990s.
This image is included by kind permission of the Churnet Valley ...
Cheddleton Asylum foundation stone
Dignitaries lay the foundation stone at Cheddleton asylum in Staffordshire.
The Victorians had a genuine awareness of mental illness, and Cheddleton asylum had an excellent record of patient care.
This ...
Cheddleton railway station
This image shows Cheddleton railway station, around the year 1960.
This Victorian station was built in 1849. It is one of only three original stations still surviving on the Churnet Valley line.
During ...