Here are some of the pictures I took before I wandered to the main line and got sent packing. The A3 in the background would have been 60074 Harvester or 60084 Gainsborough, one of the shed's trio at the time, these two never having gained trough smoke deflectors. I wasn't much in the habit of photographic diesel-hauled trains at the time. Small wonder that Tornado wows the crowds today! 16-3-66. This, by contrast, was a fine autumnal day at a place I had never visited before - the ex-Midland Railway/LMS yards at Hunslet, located between Holbeck and Stourton. Old Photos of Stourton - Francis Frith This was, by the way, the outermost platform in what had originally been added to Leeds Wellington St. by the LNWR and NER and called "Leeds New" - it eventually all became Leeds City - and the train took the Leeds Northern line. Copyright S.W.Banks 2020Privacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsDesign by PageUp. Ten of this Riddles class of 2-6-0s were allocated to the NE Region, some in the Newcastle area but mostly around Scarborough and Hull. Looking quite forlorn inside the roundhouse was a pair of J72s whose duties had been taken over by an 04 and two 08s. Inside the 12-road shed was A4 No 60027 Merlin (allocated to St. Rollox at the time) and in steam, but we couldn't persuade anybody to move her out for a photograph. On shed were: 73007, 73076, 73079, 73122, 73145, 73147-8, 73151-3, North British Type 2 (later Class 24, and re-engined Class 29), 0-4-0 & 0-6-0 diesel shunters (later classes 06 & 08). Unfortunately, I was using a 35mm Zorki which is fine at f11, but poor when opened up in dismal weather, and the film was not processed very well either (at the time I was unable to do it myself) so the results are a bit primitive. 65791, 65817, 65833, 65854, 65864, 65892 (J27) Note the signal box on the platform ahead of the loco and the old lower quadrant signals on the gantry, half lost in the mist despite being starters at the end of the platform. However, if you feel we have breached the code in any way and wish to make a complaint, please submit your complaint, in writing to the editor. 1A Willesden. The place actually closed just two years ago. Stourton Photos Stock Photos, Pictures & Royalty-Free Images - iStock On a dank and windy day, down below is 77010 on the ash pits with its tender water filler cap open. Register to find out more and create your first album! Steam was ending but we were young and couldn't really see it; train-spotting was carrying on despite the increasingly sad sights. That's another thing we tend to forget, that before global warming winters used to be colder and snow more frequent and heavier. In the background is the relatively unusual semi-circular shed, and the surrounding high ground. Browse our selection of vintage, retro and nostalgic black and white photographs 66E Carstairs In between is a bogie bolster wagon with a load of steel. It was a school trip and we visited: Gresty Lane No plate could be found so "12B" was painted on the smokebox door. 7923 Speke Hall. A final view of No 70021 Morning Star. This still exists today as the Yorkshire Imperial Band, or Yorkshire Imps, you may have seen them performing in Middleton Park in recent years. If you have any family memories of the Copperworks please send them to info@southleedslife.com. The complete list was: 63358, 63363, 63366, 63371, 63393, 63399, 63409, 63411 (Q6) You will then see a range of products available for this image alongside the larger print, where you have several options: Prints: Dreamstime is the world`s largest stock photography community. Photo: author. Until recently Saint Mungo had been based at Copley Hill but with its closure, the stud of Peppercorns was dispersed, losing the nameplates in the process. Find high-quality stock photos that you won't find anywhere else. Download all free or royalty-free photos and images. Call: +44 (0)1722 716 376 Trustpilot. Photo: Steve Banks, 9F No 92046 seen again with its BR1C 4,725 gallon tender. old photos of stourton leeds. The new ushers out the old as Doncaster's Peppercorn A1 60114 W.P. An aerial view of the newly built Park and Ride area in Stourton, East Leeds providing parking for people and a bus service to the centre of Leeds city. Dreamstime is the world`s largest stock photography community. Sunderland The area falls within the City and Hunslet ward of Leeds Metropolitan Council. They were joined at Harrogate for the final leg to Darlington. 65K Polmont Please check public rights of way before visiting somewhere new. 64B Haymarket A general view in front of the running shed when it was stilll quite busy, showing an 8F, possibly Farnley's No 48080; "Jubilee" No 45562 Alberta; and 9F 92046. 65789, 65792, 65794, 65801, 65804, 65828, 65845, 65880, 65886, 65889 (J27). On shed was a remarkably modern stud of locomotives, the majority designed by Riddles and thus only a few years old: 80001, 80005, 80030, 80046. Another "Black Five", No 45219 of 55D Royston, is seen running tender first on the Up loop with a Class 8 express freight with minimal braking, covered vans at the head. This general view was taken in Aug/Sep 1964 with the shed being run down and almost empty. 7th August 1965. junio 12, 2022. jonah bobo 2005 . As can be seen, the ground for this side of the shed had to excavated and was quite gloomy. Here, however, is No 70054 Dornoch Firth parked in the overcast grunge of the day at Crewe South. The main line from Oxford is passing by, a familiar scene today. On the ER only the odd example of 0-6-0 and 0-6-2 station pilots received liveries from previous eras, on the SR I believe that quite a few of this class received this Bulleid livery. The beautiful lines of the A4 catch the sun. Some may have also been hand coloured in the traditional style, bringing an old scene back to life with even more realism. This batch was concluded with another similarly equipped 6 but sent to Eastleigh. At least the fireman had little to do on this stretch! A 51-year-old man, who has not yet been. 6921Borwick Hall No pictures, alas, but the allocation was larger, albeit with only two types, ex-NER 0-8-0s and 0-6-0s: 63362, 63386, 63413, 63429, 63459 (Q6) The whole train may have still been made up with ex-LMS carriages but by 1964 had been modernised with BR Mk.1 stock and it seems that a van was still being rostered at the head. I took many pictures but have never printed any of them. Since This is the only decent picture I managed, "Jinty" No 47519. Historic Maps of Stourton and the local area. Note the woeful light and and mist, and my apologies for the iffy quality grr! A general view of Redhill from a nearby embankment shows two Riddles "standard" designs, 80031 and 73113 Lyonnesse. 4962Ragley Hall Visible in the background between the locos is the Leeds City-Derby line while the viaduct just visible on the left carried the line to Manchester and Liverpool, eventually closed to traffic. for our site. STOURTON, LEEDS, UK - APRIL 25, 2022. A modern, almost spaceship-like profile but, alas, all were withdrawn within a dozen years and more Class 20s built in their place. 3rd April 1964. Note how the safety valves are blowing off and while the engine is quite mucky, there is no leaking steam; it looks to be in good condition. It was from Cricklewood West. This photographic archive brings together collections held by Leeds Libraries as well as collections from West Yorkshire Archive Service, the Thoresby Society, Leeds Civic Trust and Leeds Museums and Galleries. Both had ended their days at Darlington in 1963 and '62, respectively. Ex-LMS "Jinty" 47631 stands under the ash plant at Newton Heath beside one of the narrow gauge disposal wagons. I would be interested in your source for the 90,000 workers during the war. Register to find out more and create your first album! I don't recall ever feeling such regret. See more ideas about stockton on tees, old photos, stockton. It was, incidentally a seat reservation train: as always, trains taking people home after a weekend away could be heavily loaded. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. Restore old photo now! These single chimney Pacifics were now being used on miscellaneous duties including freight workings. This was another school trip from Leeds on 31st October 1964 which embraced the following locations: Victoria station Recently shopped Thompson B1 61030 Nyala stands outside Ardsley shed on a fine autumnal day in September 1964. When finished It would run round its train and return tender first. has been given some extra support. On the right stands Britannia 70017 Arrow and to the left, an ex-LMS diesel shunter of 1939 with cardan shaft drive (no.12021 or 12022). Click on the image for an enlargement My notes show that 36 locos were seen, in varying conditions, among them these rarities which had been withdrawn long ago: To be honest and trying to think back, I wonder if we actually saw that trio complete or perhaps parts of them for some reason laid aside? Loco works Was it the same shedmaster? However, BR withdrew the remaining 110 or so en bloc in 1962 and this view, from winter 1962/63 shows No 64933 alongside a stable mate in the yard, probably awaiting removal. Percy Main I wonder if this loco was a stand-by for the iron ore traffic? From the invention of the Yorkshire fitting and the supply of materials for shipbuilding repairs in World War I, the Copperworks has played a pivotal role in British industry and history. 31.10.64. D2163 (03). When built "Peak" D144 was allocated to Derby on 9th December 1961 but, a week later, transferred to Neville Hill, and can be seen carrying a 55H shed plate on the nose. 65D Dawsholm historic maps, Not a pretty sight in anybody's language. D3242, D3243 (08). Those two pictures are filed lower down and shall be united in due course. Most of the Down yard remains today, called, (I believe) Hunslet Down Goods or Balm Road Sidings. A bonus arrived when a J94, No 68043, came by on the main running line hauling a pick-up or transfer goods. 6963 Throwley Hall Sunderland, once a large roundhouse shed, had the most meagre allocation to see that day, albeit purely ex-NER 0-8-0s and 0-6-0s: 63388, 63406, 63441, 63444, 63456, 63458 (Q6) 60025 Falcon passes by at the same location. This, then, proved to be my very last picture. It's standing outside the old repair shop which became a nominal diesel shed. old photos of stourton leeds. Holbeck viaduct: "We could do this". Stourton, Leeds - Wikipedia The flattened exhaust over the train suggests a high speed but that's the wind's doing. In other words, much of this scene is like it used to be, but with modern rolling stock. After attempts to preserve it did not succeed, many parts were used in the restoration of 45699 Galatea. A Clayton, D8512, comes onto its home shed from the running lines alongside. Stourton Leeds Uk April 25 2022 Stock Photo 2150473149 | Shutterstock 16th February 1966. Sign-in or Register. The first running shed we were allowed to enter, and several of the classes were quite new to our eyes: Previously on the Malton-Pickering-Scarborough line. Location [ edit] The area is two miles (3.2 km) to the south-east of Leeds city centre, between Hunslet, the M1 motorway and Cross Green in the LS10 postcode area . A Riddles 4MT 2-6-0 with bits missing, No 76066. The first pictures are from Redhill and Guildford. Please forgive me for such a melancholy picture but Riddles "Clan" Pacifics were unknown to us Yorkshiremen and two were lying waste here, 72001 Clan Cameron and 72002 Clan Campbell. In 1930 a works brass band was formed as the Yorkshire Copperworks Band. People, me included, men, women and children rambled all over the tracks taking pictures, up to several hundred yards out for the departure, and strange as it may seem in these modern times, officialdom turned a blind eye and nobody got run over. By mid-afternoon the light was beginning to fade and this was my last picture of the day, of J27 No 65855 having its fire cleaned out - you can see a shovel's worth being chucked out of the cab. 7th August 1965. South Blyth Own photos 1960s - B&W - Steve Banks 16-3-66. Secondly, the 15ft WB limit was quite generous. Growing up in Leeds in the 1930s and 1940s These are memories from people who were children in 1930s/40s Hunslet and Stourton. Details of prices, sizes and other specifications will also be shown on the next page. A short while later, Back 5 No 45219 was released from the train it had delivered and was sent out on the Down main line. I was still working there in 1983. The bag that day was: Looking out from in front of the shed buildings across the yard various locos from the list above can be seen, but especially ex-GWR Pannier tanks that were still being used - the shed had only received two diesel shunters, an ex-LMS one (there used to be a pair) and a soon-to-be Class 08. Old Photos of Stourton - Francis Frith Read and share The damaged coaches in the foreground were the result of an accident on 27 September 1964 to the 21.20 from St.Pancras-Edinburgh which comprised three empty milk tanks (behind the loco, a Class 45) and eight carriages which included two sleeping cars. The front doors had already been removed and the middle cab window enlarged. The shed used to be two and half miles from where I lived and as a teenager, used to visit on my push bike, despite two quite steep hills - traffic was still quite light in those days! 3rd April 1964. On a murky Sunday in 1961, A3 60075 St Frusquin of Gateshead was on shed - it had probably worked the southbound "Queen of Scots" - and I set the camera up on a nearby buffer stop and pressed the lever shutter release twice. When the train moved off, the condition of the loco revealed itself, with masses pf steam leaking from the cylinders. The LEODIS Image Archive - The Secret Library - Leeds Return by clicking the "x". September 1964. D8551 parked under the clock by the offices at Polmadie. 65F Grangemouth It was cheap, I was only 12-13 years old and on pretty meagre pocket money. Note how the front number plate has been stolen, and so has the shed plate. Photo: Author. When BR was formed, Tyseley was given a Western Region shed code of 84E, until transfer in 1963 to the LMR when it became 2A. You can't tell but this was actually an Eastleigh loco. It was one of Cardiff Canton's that went to Willesden and, for a while, they worked an overnight/early morning fitted freight to Leeds. 5th January 1964. These iron ore trains ran seven days a week. Keith Long, former signalman in Leeds, has come forward to say that the headcode was actually 1V47 which was the Sundays only 4.31pm from Bradford Forster Square, Leeds City 4.54-5.02pm to Bristol Temple Meads. Photo: Author. A639, Wakefield Road towards Leeds - geograph.org.uk - 3858432.jpg 1,200 798; 285 KB. 90061, 90082, 90217, 90344, 90479 (WD 2-8-0). Next to arrive was 8F No 48276, one of 56D Mirfield's allocation, with a Class 8 train, a code normally applied to an express freight with minimal brake force, in this case what appears to be a breakdown train. 7029 Clun Castle berthed at Gloucester shed alongside brush Type 4 D1721. please get in touch 31.10.64. 67A Corkerhill It closed in September. A classic sight from the '60s as 55B Stourton diesel shunter (later Class 08) No D3454 tows wagon along the Up loop. The book took 12 years for me and Clive to complete and, though I say so myself, Ian Allan have made a beautiful job of it (see full description and sample pages). Category:Stourton, Leeds - Wikimedia Commons 2. For most of its life, Percy Main's staple allocation was the J27 0-6-0 plus, I believe, J72 tank engines which had been replaced by a variety of 0-6-0 diesel shunters. It was an 8H Birkenhead loco at the time. LS10 1RD View area details View maps in the shop. At the time it wasn't the done thing to defrock the locos by removing the nameplates. To cap it all, it was a dismally dull day. :) Photo: Adam Banks. To say that it was run down and a pride of nobody would be understating it. Most of the Up yard was removed and, eventually, a modern traction depot was placed there (in the misty part of this picture). Copyright South Leeds Life CLC - All rights reserved. It looks like the old signal (of Midland Railway origin?) Peppercorn A2 60535 Hornets Beauty stands partly inside the running shed being prepared for a day's work. 33027 (70B) was one of only around ten survivors at the time, divided between this shed and Guildford. Alas, although it took 120 roll film the lens was quite ordinary - and the day was murky: this was the middle of the long winter of 1963 and snow was to lie around for quite a while yet. Part of the coaling stage can be seen in the background. With a classification of 5F, it was actually by some margin the most powerful 0-6-0 built in the UK. It looked as if somebody had bought it, but I have never heard any more. And only ten shots were possible, quite unlike a 35mm camera, let alone the digital cameras of today. The ex-NBR Holmes 2F was being withdrawn and the two here had their chimneys covered over in case of a reprieve: there were only eleven left. On a fine day a good result was possible, even with Gratispool film! It turns out that when built in the early 1950s there were two batches for the SR: - which was sent en bloc to Eastleigh. In the background is one of the A2s that had been re-allocated, and a cluster of lads with notebooks in hand passing by. Making use of my A2 Certificate of competency and flying in a built up area.This is Stourton in Leeds, showing some great views of Leeds, Thwaite Mills and w.