Silverlands
The government proposed moving Wolvercote Paedophile rehabilitation clinic (operated by the Home Office and Probation Service) from Epsom to Silverlands (opposite St Peters Hospital) in Chertsey. The reason for the proposed move is that the site at Wolvercote has been …
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Birmingham New Street Re-development 1965
The station was constructed by Messrs. Fox, Henderson & Co.. When completed in 1854 it had the largest iron and glass roof in the world, spanning a length of 212 feet. By the end of 19th century, it had become …
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Stenigot Radar Station
It was part of the Chain Home radar network, intended to provide long range early warning for raids from Luftflotte V and the northern elements of Luftflotte II along the approaches to Sheffield and Nottingham and the central midlands. After …
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Gorton Monastery
Gorton Monastery, is a 19th century former Franciscan Friary in Gorton, in east Manchester, England. The Franciscans arrived in Gorton in December 1861 and built their Friary between 1863 and 1867. The foundation stone for the Church was laid in …
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Wolverhampton Low level Station
The Low Level station was opened in 1854 as the Northern terminus of the Great Western Railway’s Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton line with the Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Dudley line. In the 1960’s a decision was made to electrify the West …
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J N Miller Wolverhampton
The present building replaces one which was built about 1800 but which burnt down. Originally there were 18 stones grinding corn and animal feedstuffs. These were steam driven and the building was known locally as the Old Steam Mill. The …
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Salford Baths
This is the remains of Salford Baths. Not sure when it closed, but time hasn’t been kind to the place.
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Pingley POW Camp
Pingley POW (prisoner of war) camp is one of the few prisoner of war camps in the United Kingdom that remains in good condition. Unlike the relatively nearby Eden Camp which is preserved as a WW2 museum, Pingley Camp lays …
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The Royal Hospital – Nurses Accommodation
The hospital opened its doors in January Ist 1849 to “patients who are such unable to pay for medicine and advice and are destitute of funds to make provision for them”. With the expansion of the hospital the need for …
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