by Andrew Gill | Aug 18, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Transport
We have been fortunate in some of our ‘finds’ over the last fifty years. They include a remarkable set of County maps, printed in the 1840s and beautifully illustrated, which are a fascinating snapshot of England almost two hundred years ago. It was the... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 16, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Transport
The Lockwood Viaduct was built in the 1840s and has thirty-two graceful arches. At least two men died during its construction and many others were injured. A couple of sport-related records are associated with it, lobbing a cricket ball and driving a golf ball. This... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 13, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Transport
Chasetown is an area of Burntwood in Staffordshire. Originally a coal mining village, the pits are long-gone. This photograph, taken in the early 1900s, is interesting as the bus is owned and operated by a railway company, the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 11, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Transport
Disused railway stations are normally demolished but not this one. We see it here in the early 1900s at Foulridge near Colne in Lancashire. Following the closure of the line, the building was moved, stone by stone, to a new home at Ingrow West on the Keighley and... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 6, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Transport
This is the Tay Bridge linking Dundee to Fife. In 1879, disaster struck when the bridge collapsed in very high winds and a train carrying some sixty passengers plunged into the river, all of whom died. The design of the Forth Bridge was influenced by the disaster and... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 3, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Transport
Early photographs of railway stations are always interesting. This one in Skipton, Yorkshire, shows a scene typical of thousands of stations across Britain in the early 1900s. There are at least twelve station staff wearing smart uniforms. Many of them are porters,... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 30, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Transport
In Victorian times, when taking a photograph involved glass plates, chemicals and a dark room to develop your prints, night-time photography was challenging and required technical expertise, experience, special equipment, trial and error and luck to get that perfect... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 28, 2021 | Gallery, Places
One of the engineering wonders of the Victorian era, the Forth Bridge, near Edinburgh, crosses the Firth of Forth. Construction began in 1883 and the bridge was opened in 1890. Here, the main structure is almost complete, so the photograph was probably taken in 1888... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 26, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Transport
The first railway under the River Mersey between Liverpool and the Wirral was operated by steam trains. The smoke and dirt from the engines could not be adequately removed from the tunnels by ventilation, so passengers preferred to use the ferries. As a result, the... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 23, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Transport
It’s Euston Station but not as we know it. Where are the crowds, the shops, the cafes? We like the composition of this photograph with its clean lines (no litter, sorry about the pun) and roof supports sweeping away into the distance, echoing the journeys made... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 21, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, NFT Photo-Art, Transport
The original photograph, on which this photo-art is based, was taken in the 1930s. The railway crossing is just outside Newcastle-upon-Tyne railway station. Enjoy this photo-art based on an original photograph from our archive. It is low resolution and has a... 