Ebay and Charity shop finds

Always on the lookout for ww2 and cold war documents :-) the imagery and typography is excellent. Its great to compare and contrast across countries and ideologies too :-D

ebay and charity shop folder

BBMM Lancaster flyover - Avro Air day 2018

Not underground but still great :-)

Euston lost tunnels: Melton Street

Been waiting to get in here for years :-D Original tube station for Euston, now used to host a huge 1960s fan blowing fresh air down into the tunnels. Sadly soon to be demolished for HS2 :-( All the different sections will be recycled to restore other Leslie Green stations

Visit February 2018

Euston Lost tunnels 1

Derbyshire Caving Club open day - Engine Vein mine

Great fun for all ages at this weekend's open day with the DCC at Alderley Edge. Definitely going back to go deeper :-) Thank you to Emma for talking us through the Museum too :-) 

dcc - engine vein

Visit April 2018

www.derbyscc.org.uk/

St Elizabeth's Reddish

St Elizabeths, Reddish

St Elizabeths

Local mill-owner Sir William Houldsworth commissioned Alfred Waterhouse in the 1870s. Construction took place between 1881 and 1883, paid for entirely by Houldsworth,[1] with consecration in 1883. The church was named after Houldsworth's wife.[2] Described by Pevsner as "a superb job, big-boned, with nothing mean outside or in",[1] the church is of Openshaw brick with Wrexham stone dressings. An almost separate belltower contains eight bells cast by Taylor.[3] Pillars supporting the nave's roof were transported from the nearby canal to the site on the backs of elephants from Belle Vue Zoo.[2][3] There is a marble screen with four figures on top, possibly the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The strikingly modern Stations of the Cross, by Graeme Willson were commissioned in 1983, and include local views such as Stockport Viaduct, and Pendlebury Hall on Lancashire Hill, Stockport. 

St_Elisabeth's_Church,_Reddish

Mayfield tour - underground sections

Managed to find some new things to photograph while on the underground section of the Mayfield tour. There are hundreds of photos of Mayfield on TI so have a look at the map and see the progression of the site since first visiting in 2013.

TI map

Mayfield station platforms

First time up on to the abandoned platforms of Mayfield - although there are loads of photos on Tunnel Inspector Facebook of the underneath from various MIF events :-) Torrential rain meant a very soggy visit. Trip was a tenner with Jonathan Scholfield Manchester tours. 

https://www.facebook.com/pg/tunnelinspector13/photos/?tab=album&album_id=959074907578615 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Mayfield_railway_station