16 October 2011, 7:35 pm

Bug of the Week #31

This Stockport bug thinks that people should “be smart, look after your heart” and walk or cycle to school.

Category: Bug of the Week

15 October 2011, 5:39 pm

Princes Parkrun, Liverpool

I’ve been seeing how my body reacts to being asked to run 5Km over the last month by running up to the nearby village of Bold Heath and back home a couple of times a week. Times are consistently lower and so this morning I had a go at my first Parkrun at the event in Liverpool. I was 79th out of 94 which isn’t too bad considering i’ve only ran the distance 4 times previously. My next target will be to run 5Km in under 30 minutes which I think should be achievable in the near future.

Category: Moblog

9 October 2011, 6:05 pm

Great Central Railway (Ruddington)

I was just a few miles away from Ruddington, south of Nottingham and as I knew there was some sort of a heritage centre there I thought i’d go and see. It just so happened that today there was a small classic car and bus show on as well as trips on the preserved railway from Ruddington towards Loughborough behind a Class 47. It was all free as well (except the trips on the train!).

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Category: Nottingham

8 October 2011, 11:42 am

CLC Railway, Stockport – (Tiviot Dale to Portwood)

A selection of photographs of the Cheshire Lines Committee railway line which served Stockport Tiviot Dale Railway Station pre-construction of the M63.

  • Brewery Street, Stockport = Brewery Street running under the Tiviot Dale railway Viaduct. The modern Tesco supermarket would be just out of shot to the right.

    Brewery Street, Stockport = Brewery Street running under the Tiviot Dale railway Viaduct. The modern Tesco supermarket would be just out of shot to the right.

  • Portwood = Looking east towards Portwood from Lancashire Hill adjacent to the site of Tiviot Dale Railway Station.

    Portwood = Looking east towards Portwood from Lancashire Hill adjacent to the site of Tiviot Dale Railway Station.

  • Portwood = Looking west, this is the site of the new S:Park development adjacent to Portwood Roundabout.

    Portwood = Looking west, this is the site of the new S:Park development adjacent to Portwood Roundabout.

  • Tiviot Dale Railway Station site = Following demolition of the station buildings (left), the platforms remained for a time - the eastbound platform still partially exists today.

    Tiviot Dale Railway Station site = Following demolition of the station buildings (left), the platforms remained for a time - the eastbound platform still partially exists today.

  • Tiviot Dale = From the same vantage point as before but looking south to the town centre. The road to the bottom left was the entrance to the railway station at Tiviot Dale. The major road is Lancashire Hill.

    Tiviot Dale = From the same vantage point as before but looking south to the town centre. The road to the bottom left was the entrance to the railway station at Tiviot Dale. The major road is Lancashire Hill.

  • Lancashire Hill from Tiviot Dale = Looking north. Lancashire Hill Flats have been constructed. The railway station platforms are clearly visible and the outline of the demolished station building remains in the highway retaining wall.

    Lancashire Hill from Tiviot Dale = Looking north. Lancashire Hill Flats have been constructed. The railway station platforms are clearly visible and the outline of the demolished station building remains in the highway retaining wall.

  • Tiviot Dale = Looking west from Portwood, the railway station site is visible in the distance.

    Tiviot Dale = Looking west from Portwood, the railway station site is visible in the distance.

  • Railway cutting = Probably taken from near (what was) Port Street, looking east towards Tiviot Dale.

    Railway cutting = Probably taken from near (what was) Port Street, looking east towards Tiviot Dale.

  • Stewart Street / Port Street = Looking east along what was to become the alignment of the M63 (later M60). Stewart Street Air Raid Shelters were under the sandstone at this location and were demolished during the motorway construction works.

    Stewart Street / Port Street = Looking east along what was to become the alignment of the M63 (later M60). Stewart Street Air Raid Shelters were under the sandstone at this location and were demolished during the motorway construction works.

Category: Old Stockport

7 October 2011, 10:17 pm

Central Stockport

A selection of photographs from around Mersey Square in Stockport during the 1970s.

  • Mersey Square, Stockport. c.1970s.

    Mersey Square, Stockport. c.1970s.

    Numerous SELNEC branded orange buses serving the shopping centre.

  • Mersey Square, Stockport looking north up the A6 with Sun Alliance House (now Beckwith House) in the distance.

  • Mersey Square, Stockport looking north up the A6 with Sun Alliance House (now Beckwith House) in the distance.

  • Looking south east, the A6 separates Mersey Square from the site of what was to become the new bus station.

  • Looking east over Debenhams, the M63 (later M60) was still to be constructed.

  • Mersey Square looking south towards the Mecca bingo hall (Plaza Theatre). A brown Hillman Imp waits at the traffic lights.

  • Looking south east with Sun Alliance House (now Beckwith House) and the Mecca bingo Hall (Plaza Theatre) in the foreground; the Power Station cooling tower in the background.

Category: Old Stockport

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