EPW050062 ENGLAND (1936). The Crossley Gas and Oil Engine Works, Openshaw, 1936
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| Title | [EPW050062] The Crossley Gas and Oil Engine Works, Openshaw, 1936 |
| Reference | EPW050062 |
| Date | May-1936 |
| Link | |
| Place name | OPENSHAW |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 387358, 397350 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.1904804193848, 53.472478037719 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ874974 |
Pins
 Grey Mare pub |
 niloc |
Thursday 21st of December 2023 02:25:32 PM |
| Rail mounted shunting crane. By Barney Rubble. |
Barney Rubble |
Monday 1st of May 2023 11:49:44 AM |
| roundhouse |
moorsie |
Friday 1st of July 2022 09:22:03 PM |
| Priory Junction signal box. By Barney Rubble. |
Barney Rubble |
Tuesday 26th of October 2021 01:53:28 PM |
| Future site of Openshaw Technical College. By Barney Rubble. |
Barney Rubble |
Tuesday 26th of October 2021 01:51:01 PM |
| Dining Room st. By Barney Rubble. |
Barney Rubble |
Saturday 11th of April 2020 03:46:02 PM |
| Openshaw goods depot |
moorsie |
Sunday 2nd of June 2019 09:47:49 AM |
| track leading in to crossleys |
moorsie |
Sunday 2nd of June 2019 09:47:10 AM |
| 29 Whitworth Street and 12 Clayton Lane South |
roysy |
Wednesday 4th of June 2014 05:03:56 PM |
| The Blackey Brook |
roysy |
Wednesday 4th of June 2014 05:01:51 PM |
| Openshaw Municipal Buildings - opened in 1894, funded by the legatees of Joseph Whitworth. |
Matthew |
Thursday 22nd of May 2014 12:20:43 PM |
| Crossley Lads Club |
Matthew |
Thursday 22nd of May 2014 12:17:59 PM |
| Pottery Lane |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:44:32 PM |
| Engine shed. Presumably a 'roundhouse' with internal turntable as only one 'road' into the building |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:41:29 PM |
| Originally the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later The Great Central, and after 1923 this route formed part of the LNER |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:39:04 PM |
| Steam locomotive |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:37:34 PM |
| This was the site of Sir Joseph Whitworth & Co's engineering works |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:36:56 PM |
Sir Joseph Whitworth was a leading British mechanical engineer. Born at Stockport in 1803, he gained experience with Henry Maudslay in London. Whitworth's works was renowned for precision machine tools. He is known today for the introduction of standard screw threads |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:51:22 PM |
| Ashton Old Road |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:35:18 PM |
| Whitworth Street |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:34:44 PM |
| Structure here in 1922. Site cleared for redevelopment |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:34:22 PM |
| Clayton Lane South |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:33:22 PM |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:29:30 PM | |
| Electric tram |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:29:08 PM |
| Washing line across street |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:28:41 PM |
| Football pitch |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:27:46 PM |
| Steam locomotive - a tank engine used for shunting and assembling goods trains in the sidings |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:27:03 PM |
| Signalbox, I think, controlling access to sidings |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:26:02 PM |
| Probable coaling plant for steam locomotives |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:25:07 PM |
| Signalbox |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:24:12 PM |
Ashburys East Junction in fact. |
Barney Rubble |
Saturday 11th of April 2020 03:44:49 PM |
| Locomotive turntable, half hidden behind building |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:23:49 PM |
| Steam locomotive at the head of a goods train - or freight train in American parlance |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:22:39 PM |
| Signalbox |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:21:46 PM |
| Steam locomotive at the head of a goods train |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:21:18 PM |
| Coaling plant for steam locomotives |
MB |
Sunday 19th of May 2013 01:20:35 PM |