EPW048661 ENGLAND (1935). Knowsley Street Railway Station and environs, Bury, from the north-east, 1935

The Whitehead Clock Tower and Tower Gardens, Bury, 25/08/2014

Bridge Road

Market Street

These are the Clocktower Gardens, or the Tower Gardens - or the Whitehead Gardens. All names apply. The clock tower was designed by Maxwell and Tuke and was built in 1914, a gift of Henry Whitehead in commemoration of his brother Walter, an eminent surgeon. The building was awarded Grade II listed building status on 29th January 1985 Eclectic mainly neo-medieval style clock. Portland stone on stepped plinth of Aberdeen granite. Square in plan. Belfy without bells crowned by copper ogee roof. The Whitehead memorial clock tower and gardens were opened by Sir Frederick Treves in June 1914.

This is the modern site for BURY, LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS SOUTH AFRICAN (BOER) WAR MEMORIAL The memorial is now to be found in Whitehead Gardens, known as Clock Tower Gardens, bordered by Manchester Road and Knowsley Street, Bury. It was originally situated in Market Place, Bury, but was moved in the 1980's when threatened by the traffic. It takes the form of a bronze statue of a soldier standing in Fusilier's dress, waving his cap, on a plinth upon which is the inscription.

Manchester Road

Knowsley Street

Knowlsey Street Station. The line to bottom left runs to Heywood. The line no longer goes under the Manchester-Ramsbottom line in the other direction, there is now a graded curve connecting the two lines. This allows the private railway The East Lancashire Railway to run regular diesel and steam trains between Heywood and Rawtenstall. The line to the left to Manchester is now part of the Manchester Metrolink tram system.

These steam sheds are still in use for the repair and maintenance of steam locomotives. In these sheds the National Railway Museum entrusted the repair of The Flying Scotsman in 2013.

On the bridge is probably the third rail electric service from Manchester Victoria to Bury. To the left the line runs to Manchester and to the right it runs on to Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall.

This section of track has gone, the line is now the Daisyfield Greenway. The line used to head off to Bolton, the track can be followed as far as Rose Hill, Bolton, where it has been built on.