EPW049309 ENGLAND (1935). The British Ropes Ltd Rope Works on Ollerton Road, Retford, 1935
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| Title | [EPW049309] The British Ropes Ltd Rope Works on Ollerton Road, Retford, 1935 |
| Reference | EPW049309 |
| Date | September-1935 |
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| Place name | RETFORD |
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| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 470147, 379960 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.94703641123175, 53.311653501874 |
| National Grid Reference | SK701800 |
Pins
 Biggins Farm |
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| Portland Road |
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| Malthouse. Text might read 'Worksop and Retford Brewery..'.
The building was rail connected |
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Location - Ordsall on the modern map |
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By 1968 an egg processing and packing station stood on this site |
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| Sand pit |
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| Houses under construction |
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| Century Road |
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| Water Works Lane. The houses were built at some time after 1920 |
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Now known as Ordsall Road |
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| Whisker Hill Sidings |
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| Steam locomotives |
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| Water tower |
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| Motive power depot - or engine shed for steam locomotives |
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This was the Great Northern Railway's steam shed and later the LNER's. British Rail closed it in 1965. It survives in industrial use |
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| Cattle market |
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| Cattle wagons |
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| Butterley coal wagons. The company owned mines on the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border |
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| Goods locomotive behind wagons - probably a 0-6-0. LNER painted on tender |
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| Cooling towers |
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User Comment Contributions
The British Ropes Ltd Rope Works - a photograph on the Geograph web site shows buildings inside the factory entrance being demolished in 2008. The brownfield site is to be/has been re-developed for more housing |
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At least seven goods brake vans evident in the railway sidings |
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