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EPW058245 ENGLAND (1938). Manchester Road and the site of Roaches Industrial Estate with the Severn Valley Gas Corporation Ltd Gas Works and Spring Cotton Mill in the distance, Roaches, 1938
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Details
| Title | [EPW058245] Manchester Road and the site of Roaches Industrial Estate with the Severn Valley Gas Corporation Ltd Gas Works and Spring Cotton Mill in the distance, Roaches, 1938 |
| Reference | EPW058245 |
| Date | 25-July-1938 |
| Link | |
| Place name | ROACHES |
| Parish | MOSSLEY |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 398231, 403492 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.0266887309885, 53.527840131381 |
| National Grid Reference | SD982035 |
Pins
 Gas works shunting loco. |
Maurice |
Monday 7th of July 2014 06:32:31 AM |
| A rift of eleven coal wagons dropped inside the gate from a passing train. Note the short headhunt does not appear to have been used for a while, so all shunting and exchanges conducted directly from the main line. |
Maurice |
Monday 7th of July 2014 06:31:53 AM |
| Embankment with drainage problems
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Maurice |
Monday 7th of July 2014 06:27:12 AM |
User Comment Contributions
An interesting view of a typical 1930s gas works. |
stardelta |
Tuesday 1st of July 2014 03:59:47 PM |