Quite recently I have learned, as in the caption above, that Tyseley had been equipped to do wheel turning and the rear wheels on 70047 have clearly been treated and the loco is waiting for a lift back to its home shed. The leading mineral wagons, steel and wooden, were carrying scrap metal. Yours truly is wearing the gabardine coat and class-mate Robin, the bobble hat. September 1964. One of Copley Hill's Peppercorn A1s, No 60120 Kittiwake storms the summit of the climb out of Leeds Central on the final gradient of 1:50 with the 12.55pm to King's Cross. An old man in ragged clothing pushes a pram containing all his wordly possessions, his small dog takes a ride as well . On Saturday 3rd October 1964, I went down to Stourton on my push bike to see Flying Scotsman on a special, and was surprised to see a clean Britannia arrive light engine, No 70021 Morning Star. It coasted in down the gradient on the slow line and pulled up to collect passengers. 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. The report can be found at www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=1084. You can just see the power classification, 5F, above the number. The early ones had a BR2 or BR2A tender for 3,500 gallons of water and 6 tons of coal. 65788, 65823, 65835, 65846 (J27). The line on the bridge was a goods line that came off the GNR/LNER line at Beeston Junction and ran into the industrial area south-east of Leeds City with a yard alongside the Aire & Calder Navigation. Sign up to receive a daily email with the latest headlines from South Leeds Life. But for me, they mark the end of that hobby. April/May 1963. Midway between Leeds Central and Wakefield on the GNML, Ardsley lay on the Yorkshire coalfield, between several junctions in the West Riding, and was chosen for the principal marshaling yards served by a sizeable engine shed. We haven't got any memories yet for Stourton, so why not be the first! Since It had just come off its roster, taken over by 47383. I don't know; but I did manage to get two pictures. 3rd April 1964. Green livery includes a low white line (or was it pale green?). An unusual feature is the large tender, better associated with 9Fs. Seen at 81E Didcot under leaden skies is No 7816 Frilsham Manor parked between Riddles 5MT 4-6-0 No 73024 from Bath and Ddcot's 2-8-0 No 3851. Photo: Steve Banks. A general view shows J94 68008 and J72 69006. The west end at Newton Heath had the coaling tower, ash plant and turntable, which 48070 is passing. Register to find out more and create your first album! D2234 (04 Drewry)
The front doors had already been removed and the middle cab window enlarged. Hi David, thanks for getting in touch and putting us right. In the distance, is that Battersea Power Station, belching out its own smoke? An example, methinks, of theft by spotters from locos still in service (I came across one of this ilk recently who thought that his actions somehow deserved praise). This loco carried on working until May 1965. With Holbeck's coaling stage towering over it, Sulzer Type 4, soon all of them to be called "Peaks", D.43 awaits its next duty. The "Scot" was off Newton Heath in Manchester, which was a former LYR shed, and my guess is that it may have worked a trans-Pennine express. 4.9.65. At its peak, during the war, it is said that over 90000 worked there. Years later I learned that Copley Hill was a fearsomely difficult shed to get round because the main entrance took you past the Foreman's office. As for your final statement, Im afraid I cant agree. Register to find out more and create your first album! No pictures at Crewe South which was logjammed with unphotographable locos, better at Crewe North although I could only take a rear-facing view of No 46228 Duchess of Rutland. 73004 stands at the far end. 16-3-66. But no pictures. Ardsley station close two months later. Send us an enquiry. Discussion has suggested that the loco was too large for the turntable at Stourton so was first sent to Holbeck for servicing. 5936 Oakley Hall
As can be seen, the ground for this side of the shed had to excavated and was quite gloomy. Finally, we visited the two sheds at Blyth: South Blyth and North Blyth. It was, incidentally a seat reservation train: as always, trains taking people home after a weekend away could be heavily loaded. Another "Britannia" at Newton Heath from Carlisle by the turntable, 70039 Sir Christopher Wren was initially allocated to Norwich in East Anglia but was now at Kingmoor. He's leaning out more than normal to spot the next signals which are just around the corner. The main line from Oxford is passing by, a familiar scene today. The headcode "3N12" was for a Midland working which I can identify partly as 3=parcels and N=destination the North Eastern Region. with our old photos of places near Stourton, By 1961 Neville Hill had a pair of Ivatt 2-6-0s, Nos 43051/54 and the latter is seen either running into or out of the shed. The area falls within the City and Hunslet ward of Leeds Metropolitan Council. Passing in the opposite direction bound for Waterloo is Ivatt 2-6-2T, No 41298, which had only been allocated to Nine Elms a few weeks earlier. Portrait of a Maunsell 2-6-0 Class N, No 31406, a design introduced in 1917 by the SECR. Here's the loco crossing the running lines towards the engine shed. Historic Maps of Stourton and the local area. The complex was built by the Midland Railway and was quite large with yards on both sides of the running lines between Leeds City-St. Pancras. We may have more photos available, so please do get in touch using our 64B Haymarket
At Gloucester (85B)on 7th August 1965, Riddles Class 2 2-6-2T 82040 is standing in the yard outside the running shed in what appears to be unlined green livery. Source: Ordnance Survey. Search from Stourton stock photos, pictures and royalty-free images from iStock. To the right is the three-road repair shop, and beyond, the recently built DMU shed and fuel stores. A modern day City Square from above (Image: Eric Musgrave)2 of 26. In plain green livery, I believe that it was a Nottingham loco at the time. If anybody can explain all this I'd be pleased to hear. 3-4-64. 65B St. Rollox
Looking at it now I see that the formation of the 6-coach train was two-thirds BR Mk.1 and one-third Gresleys on the later, steel-angle underframe: BSK, SO, SO*, CK, SO, BCK* (* Gresley). It was a present from my parents of course, and alas too late for me to catch the A4s for King's Cross had closed to steam the very same month. 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. In 1860 Frith began supplying photos to retailers. 67A Corkerhill
The day ended at dusk with a visit to the coal staithes at Blyth, colossal wooden lattice structures that towered high in the sky against the setting sun, with steam and smoke drifting across the sky from chimneys all around. 5th January 1964. In autumn 1966, I had started at Manchester University (and not found its railway society) and on 29th October hitch-hiked to London to see friends there, and dropped in on Nine Elms shed where the shedmaster had previously refused us entry because the permit was for that day - but a few hours before the time stated.. It's a fond childhood memory, really. Despite over 20 years work on the archive, these scans have still not been individually checked and may prove to be damaged, faded, or not of sufficient quality to ever be offered in our full product range. The coaling stage looms high in the background. Not only did the camera have a fixed shutter speed, the aperture was also fixed. 3rd April 1964. Holbeck's "Jubilees" were beginning to be withdrawn and this rather sad-looking example I later learned had been withdrawn two months earlier and was awaiting its fate. As far as I know, V2s were never allocated to Neville Hill (ex-NER B16 and Thomposn B1 4-6-0s were used instead) but York had many and they often worked through to Leeds, such as 60967 which is standing by the water tower. Unframed, Mounted, Framed and Canvas prints in a range of sizes and styles. but if some spark good memories they are available to buy in a wide range of products, including framed prints, canvas prints and personalised photo gifts including tea towels, mugs, jigsaws, tableware, cushion covers, customised calendars. This is the only decent picture I managed, "Jinty" No 47519. A pity that the lens was pretty average, but then, we were only 16 years old at the time. since 1860. The shed was still standing although the roof had been removed. All rights reserved. maps BR was to continue carrying livestock for a few more years. Riddles Class 2 2-6-2T 82026 propels stock in Copley Hill carriage sidings in April/May 1963. The beautiful lines of the A4 catch the sun. Old Photos of Stourton, Yorkshire - browse nostalgic, historic local photos online. 70C Guildford
Derelict land in Hunslet was to be given a two million pound facelift with the development of 36 homes. The front end of No 46228 Duchess of Rutland. A closer view of another one, No 70044 Earl Haig. I do try to get my facts right first time, but I trust our readership, including your good self, to correct me when I get it wrong. And finally from Eastfield one of the thirty-odd diesels on shed that day, English Electric Type 2 D8098. Taken in 1963 during my last steam-era visit to Doncaster using my brother's Brownie 127 camera, at St. James bridge. In truth it probably needed to have been pressed four times, such was the gloom, and the pale Gratispool negative came out very grainy. On a cold Sunday early in January 1964, my school train spotting society in Leeds organised a minibus trip around a cluster of freight sheds in the North East. This was the North British Railway's largest shed and its allocation when we visited was still substantial with 67 locos to be seen, now a mixture of ex-LNER, ex-LMS and BR types, and as many diesels: 44799, 44930, 44970, 45018, 45058, 45195, 45236, 45286, 4530, 45359, D8071, D8074, D8093, D8096, D8098, D8102-3, D8110, D8112, D8115. On a weekday in 1966 the end of steam was still a couple of years away and the place was busy with 59 locos on shed and ex-LMS Jinties still in business, but the muck around the place was depressing. A man with a heart of gold! 3rd April 1964. This is why BR removed all the nameplates and why Nine Elms, replete with ex-SR Pacifics - Merchant Navies, West Countries and Battle of Britains, air-smoothed and rebuilt - and all incredibly filthy was such a dismal and depressing place to visit. I acquired this shedplate at a recent auction, no other details known about its provenance. 31.10.64. A batch of pictures taken at ex-LYR shed Farnley in Leeds in October 1965. 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. Finally, another half-decent picture from 1961 or 1962 on a sunny day at Neville Hill. At the time it wasn't the done thing to defrock the locos by removing the nameplates. After the SR sheds we went up the Thames Valley visiting three WR sheds. It's now completely unrecognisable from what it used to be (Image: David North)4 of 26. A final view of No 70021 Morning Star. This was the itinerary, 65C Parkhead
What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton. The same loco seen in profile, surrounded by rubbish and no sign of the crew. 6921Borwick Hall
It was sad but at least an effort had been made to give the loco a clean. 69003, 69011, 69019 (J72)
The other facts in the article were taken from the developers publicity material and taken on trust as I struggled to find other sources on the internet. In the down lay-bye, a WD 2-8-0 is waiting with coal empties. Once Glasgow's premier shed for the West Coast Main Line with an allocation of Princesses and Duchesses, by early 1964 all the ex-LMS express types had just been swept away. Photo: Author. Allen is serviced at Holbeck, Copley Hill having already closed. The 8F has been turned onto the Up main line (between Leeds City-Derby-St.Pancras) and is passing under the Balm Road bridge towards Stourton. 16-3-66. You will then see a large blue button which will enable you to choose any of our print options available for this image - framed, mounted or just a print on its own. Other Products: The allocation was shared under a code of 52F. Trams on Boar Lane in Leeds. 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. Recently shopped Thompson B1 61030 Nyala stands outside Ardsley shed on a fine autumnal day in September 1964. The formation is all BR Mk.1 except for the strengthener behind the tender - typically an older type - which is a Gresley CK on steel angle trussing. 70019 Lightning, formerly of Cardiff Canton, now at Carlisle Upperby, stands outside Newton Heath's running shed. Oldswinford and Wollaston in the 1950's and 1960's. Oldswinford and Wollaston both have their own individual sense of community and are clearly much more than just outlying areas of Stourbridge. 31.10.64. Ex-GWR "Pannier" tank No 9774 bereft of number plates and as mucky as all the other locos on shed that day. Old Photo Restoration Online with AI VanceAI Photo Restorer helps restore old photos 100% automatically. Wendy Breakwell. old photos of stourton leedschapel royal, st james palace services old photos of stourton leeds. Five were still allocated there. 92060 stands in the shed yard, partly lit by a low sun. Search from Stourton Photos stock photos, pictures and royalty-free images from iStock. These iron ore trains ran seven days a week. Old hands may remember that ex-GNR J52 saddle tanks had performed these duties into the 1950s. Rag rug. Not sure what to do or how to buy a photo or map? Photo: Author. 6969Wraysbury Hall
Click or tap a photo or map to view a larger version. Plenty of snow still lay on the ground, despite the presence of so many heat-generating locos. Brand new Brish Type 4s (later Class 47) started arriving around this time and an evening would be a good time to see one, offically allocated to 34G Finsbury Park, being serviced. Simply click on the relevant illustration for further details. Ex-LMS "Jinty" 47631 stands under the ash plant at Newton Heath beside one of the narrow gauge disposal wagons. It was the only example of an unhelpful jobsworth that I ever encountered on the railway in the steam era. The place actually closed just two years ago. It wasn't the only example I saw in those last years of neglect. I don't recall ever feeling such regret. STOURTON, LEEDS, UK - APRIL 25, 2022. Another view of 61030 Nyala at Ardsley in September 1964. 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. Stourton's 4F No 44570 is seen passing the shed on the main line between Leeds City and St.Pancras on its way back to base. 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. 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! Barely visible on the tender are the letters "GWR" which had come to light as the overlying coats of paint perished. April-May 1963. All these photographs are available to buy as a wide range of products, including . 64A St. Margarets. This sequence of pictures was taken in September 1966 on my last outing with a camera (except for a foul day a month later at Nine Elms when the weather was awful and the locos obscenely filthy). It closed in September. 62002 (K1)
and The Copperworks in Stourton has been a South Leeds landmark since it was built as the Leeds Copperworks in 1894. These single chimney Pacifics were now being used on miscellaneous duties including freight workings. The clock is showing just before 1pm, which suggests a weekend visit. The Francis Frith Collection Francis Frith The UK's leading archive and publisher of local photographs since 1860. A personal view at Doncaster taken in 1962 by my brother, Adam, with his Brownie 127 when he'd have been 12 and me 14, of A4 No 60021 Wild Swan arriving at the spotters' platform with the 3.26pm Leeds Central-King's Cross, "White Rose". 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. I'll spare you my results, though, except for this one. At the time I hadn't seen any of these and it's unfortunate that apart from the Claytons, none of the other Scottish types presented themselves in a photogenic way. When finished It would run round its train and return tender first. It had been allocated to Royston (55D) but the shed plate is unclear and a letter "A" has been painted below as if to signify re-allocation to Holbeck (55A), where it is heading, about half a mile away. Some may have also been hand coloured in the traditional style, bringing an old scene back to life with even more realism. The day started badly because the Shed Foreman at Nine Elms refused to admit us on the grounds that the permit was for noon and there we were at 8am - the rotter! The embellishment of a copper-capped chimney still lent an air of elegance but the crudely painted number, on the bunker was dismal. The leading passenger carriage in the picture is a BCK. flexible offerings for business. 66E Carstairs
Curving away to the right are the lines to Bradford, Carlisle, and Harrogate via the Leeds Northern line. This photo shows disused factory . 90434 (WD)
I borrowed a camera for the day that took 120 roll film, so the negatives are large. Some may have also been hand coloured in the traditional style, bringing an old scene back to life with even more realism. 65A Eastfield
Withdrawn from 66A Polmadie and 64B Haymarket: 46105 Highland Light Infantry, City of Glasgow Regiment. My final shot of the day was of a Down parcels train, with apologies for the motion blur on the loco, another Type 2, No D7575 which had been allocated to 14B (Cricklewood West). February 1985. The new ushers out the old as Doncaster's Peppercorn A1 60114 W.P. The next series of pictures was taken in Leeds near Hunslet and Stourton, a few miles south of Leeds City station on the Midland line to Derby and St.Pancras. If you have any family memories of the Copperworks please send them to info@southleedslife.com. The elegant front end and nameplate of A2 60535 Hornets Beauty, with a single chimney and smaller driving wheels, arguably slightly prettier than Peppercorn's A1. 8F No 48276 is released from what appears to have been a breakdown crane train and backs away on the Down loop. After Guildford we headed for Reading (81D), by way of the station at Brookwood. After working a non-timetabled train it may have been returning Light Engine to its home shed of Mirfield on the far side of Wakefield. Behind can be seen a SR tender from a "U" class 2-6-0 and, beyond it, the repair shop. Don't miss other visitors' Memories and maybe connect with those who have shared their memories - you may even know the names, or learn more about the locality. Black 5 No 45219 pulls away under the skew bridge with more of the yards visible on the Up side. Ex-GWR No 6831 Bearley Grange, a visitor from Oxley, stands outside the ex-GWR three road shed at Gresty Lane. Newton Heath (Manchester) used to be "Top Shed" on the LYR and was coded 26A until 1963 when it was downgraded to 9D. Crewe South
16.2.66. Valentine's Day offer - Save 25% off all images, use code: VALAMY25. Part of the coaling stage can be seen in the background. 7th August 1965. Sorry, we can't find any Here's some of our coach-load passing our first sighting of a SR loco, a Bulleid Q1 0-6-0, so chunky that it can be mistaken for a larger loco. This raises several points because the Leeds-Bristol axis was a heavy carrier of parcels traffic and it would have been tempting to add vans of any kind. Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. Upload Image Faster batch processing > Before After Unfortunately, by 1964 the WR was beginning to lose its steam and the lustre of old was on the wane. Not a pretty sight in anybody's language. Click on the image for an enlargement Another blustery day but a year later, in June 1964 sees another Doncaster A1, No 60114 W.P.Allen as it lifts the 4.45pm to Doncaster out of Leeds Central. Photo: author. Click on the image for a full-size version. I was only sixteen but some things you remember for the rest of your life. The fire is clean too. In the following sequence, each chronological, oldest pictures first. 31.10.64. The yards at Hunslet can be seen just right of centre. Refresh & enjoy your personal memories, or find some that family & friends will love as gifts. All these years I have avoided looking at them because it was a dismal grey day, and it was like a graveyard: resembling what we later came to know as Barry. Sorry, we have no old photos of Stourton available currently. All gone without trace. Stourton is a mainly industrial area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. A shunter is walking up, pole in hand, to uncouple the loco and release it. 4962Ragley Hall
In the background is the relatively unusual semi-circular shed, and the surrounding high ground. Photo: Steve Banks. 3rd April 1964. The loco came to the West Riding from Darlington in the early '60s and spent several years at Ardsley. for Stourton and Yorkshire too! Lack of nameplates doesn't disguise the class's elegant lines. Holbeck viaduct: "We could do this". You can't tell but this was actually an Eastleigh loco. An album is a way to save a selection of Frith photos, maps and memories that are of interest to you. . 2. Tyne Dock
After Tyne Dock, next stop was Percy Main (52E) which had had a diesel depot added near the steam shed. The next batch of pictures was taken by me and my brother, mostly using my Zorki 35mm camera. You can also have a go at the 'proggy rug'. 5th January 1964. At the former Caledonian Railway shed, the sun greeted us, along with our first ex-LNER "Pacifics" in steam. In other words, a great place to watch trains fly by and a bonus after missing out on Nine Elms.
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