Category: Local History p2

Jodrell Bank – the Lovell radio telescope.

The M6 at Plumley, the oldest motorway in Cheshire and the main route south. The motorway at this location has only just recently been widened to four lanes in each […]

A new view of New Road in Prestbury Village, Cheshire. The new view has been made possible by the removal of trees and shrubs in the garden of the Bridge […]

A few semi-experimental pictures from a night on Hale station. This is a very special location for me, and a place that featured prominently in my childhood. I spent many […]

One of Bollington’s most notable landmarks, Clarence Mill, is now home to numerous businesses and residential accommodations. The large former steam powered cotton mill is a relic of the towns […]

Pre grid era pylons at Ringway, Cheshire.

A Macclesfield Cold War Icon The BT tower at Sutton Common, just to the south of Macclesfield, is a very familiar landmark for all locals … who once referred to […]

The old and rather forlorn looking carpet factory in Macclesfield, I know very little about the history of this plant but I believe they used to manufacture some of the […]

This is a brief pictorial overview / record of the demolition and construction on the Ford House site in Prestbury, Cheshire. A village focal point that has been extensively, but […]

The Cage is an interesting and very historic monument in the grounds of beautiful Lyme Park. It’s primary purpose was hunting lodge but it also has a dungeon or cellar […]