Hulme End Station
A view of Hulme End Station, the northern terminus of the Manifold Valley Light Railway. The railway had a short lifespan, running between 1904 and 1934. The route of the railway is now a footpath and ...
J Hewitt Sons works, Fenton.
Joseph Hewitt & Co. operated the Fenton Low Brick and Marl work was alongside the Biddulph Valley and Leek branch of the old North Staffordshire Railway. The line opened in 1859 and was finally closed ...
King Street railway station, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle railway station was situated off King street, across from the Borough Arms Hotel. The line, which originally went from Stoke to Newcastle was opened in 1852, with an extension to Market Drayton ...
Knotty Rail Motor
Early attempts at motorising the railways met with varying degrees of success.
Built by Beyer & Peacock, the Knotty Rail Motor combined a locomotive and carriage in one unit.
The North Staffordshire ...
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 ...
Leek Canal Basin
Narow boat moored at Leek Canal Basin. The white building is the Goods Office, with a warehouse on the right with its derrick crane. In the background is Leek Station down platform with water tower. ...
Leek Goods Yard
Leek Goods Yard with a southbound freight train. The locomotive is Class 5 45008, Stanier 4-6-0 design. Leek Gas Works can be seen in the distance to the left.
Image copyright Peter E. Baughan.
Leek New Road at Daisy Bank Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking south west from close to the Daisy Bank Bridge along the A53 (Leek New Road) with Sneyd Green to the left and Holden Bridge in the centre distance. The photograph was taken from near Bellerton ...
Leek Railway Station
The original station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway Company in 1849, this photograph shows the successor building rebuilt in 1880. Passenger services finished in 1960 and the station finally ...
Leek Railway Station
The original station was built by the North Staffordshire Railway Company in 1849, this photograph shows the successor building rebuilt in 1880. Passenger services finished in 1960 and the station finally ...
Leek Road, Hanley
This photograph was taken from the Heath House Lane bridge over the Stoke to Leek and Biddulph branch line. The camera is looking south in what Bert Bentley described as "putrid light". On the left is ...
Leek Station and Yard
Leek Station stood on the North Staffordshire Railway line from Uttoxeter to North Rode in Cheshire. It opened on 13 July 1849. The station closed in 1970 and was demolished in 1973-4. The goods shed ...
Leigh Railway Station
Photograph showing disused Leigh Station and level crossing. The road and level crossing at Leigh station. The station stood on the Uttoxeter to Stoke-on-Trent line on the North Staffordshire Railway, ...
Leigh Railway Station
Photograph showing disused Leigh Station and level crossing. The road and level crossing at Leigh station. The station stood on the Uttoxeter to Stoke-on-Trent line on the North Staffordshire Railway, ...
Leigh Railway Station
Leigh Railway Station and platforms with the road and level crossing, looking north towards Cresswell. The station stood on the Uttoxeter to Stoke-on-Trent line on the North Staffordshire Railway, and ...
Leigh Signal Box and Level Crossing
Leigh signal box stood near to the station which was on the opposite side of the track. They stood on the Uttoxeter to Stoke-on-Trent line on the North Staffordshire Railway which opened in 1848.
The ...
Leigh Station
A view of the platforms at Leigh station, looking north west towards Cresswell. The station stood on the Uttoxeter to Stoke-on-Trent line on the North Staffordshire Railway, and was opened in 1848. The ...
Leigh Station
The road and level crossing at Leigh station. The station stood on the Uttoxeter to Stoke-on-Trent line on the North Staffordshire Railway, and was opened in 1848. the station closed in 1966 but the ...