Category: Local History p2

Tower and Sun

Sutton Common – BT Tower

A Macclesfield Cold War Icon The BT tower at Sutton Common, just to the south […]

Old Carpet Factory

Carpet Factory – Macclesfield

The old and rather forlorn looking carpet factory in Macclesfield, I know very little about […]

Ford House Last Days

Ford House Development Prestbury – A brief pictorial chronology

This is a brief pictorial overview / record of the demolition and construction on the […]

Lyme Park Cage

The Cage at Lyme Park

The Cage is an interesting and very historic monument in the grounds of beautiful Lyme […]

Macclesfield Gasometer

Macclesfield Gasometer

Another local icon or landmark that is no more. The old gasometer or gasholder was […]

Cheshire Railings

Cheshire Road Railings

Cheshire's unique vintage road railings.

Ford House Prestbury

Ford House, Prestbury – Historic View

The old Ford House, one of the architectural focal points in the historic village of […]

Halloween Macclesfield

Halloween Macclesfield

A small cross section of the very large quantity of pictures I took this weekend. […]

Tree of Imagination

Tree of Imagination | Lower Peover

The Tree of Imagination at Lower Peover

Tour of Britain 2016

Tour of Britain – Prestbury

Tour of Britain decoration in Prestbury ...

Ford House

Ford House Prestbury, Demolition

A couple of photos of the now vanished Ford House in Prestbury, Cheshire. I documented […]

ford house demolition

Ford House Prestbury

Ford House demolition

Capesthorne Bridge

Capesthorne Hall

The magnificent sandstone bridge on the driveway to Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire

Rainow Tea Lady

Rainow Tea Lady

The ‘tea lady’ in Rainow village, Cheshire – one of those curious cut-out advertising boards […]

Legh Arms, Prestbury

Hot Day in Prestbury

Nikon D200, 10mm, 100iso, f4.5, 1/160sec, June 11th 2015 – 13:15 Two slightly different but […]

grain store

Chelford Grain Store

An interesting curiosity near Chelford seen whilst cycling to Knutsford. I liked the faded blue […]

White Nancy

White Nancy Five Oh

The famous Bollington monument or folly know as White Nancy has been painted with a […]

Cheshire Life

Natural Cycle – Oliver Wood in Cheshire Life

An article about my photography and cycling exploits in the October edition of Cheshire Life. […]

Prestbury Snow 2010

Prestbury Winter

Nikon D80, 10mm, 100iso, f9, 1/250sec, Dec 18th 2010 – 12:11pm In anticipation of the […]