IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Old Hall Street North, BOLTON, BL1 1RE
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Old Hall Street North, BL1 1RE by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (473 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Currys.digital
Retail premises in ornate red terracotta on Oxford Street
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 25 Jul 2012
0.01 miles
2
Bench mark, Oxford Street
Cut into the granite base of what is currently the Nationwide Building Society building.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 25 Jul 2012
0.01 miles
3
Oxford Street, Bolton
Pedestrianised for many years. The statue is of Fred Dibnah, erstwhile steeplejack of this town, and the glass structure behind houses a restored cotton mill engine.
Image: © philandju
Taken: 22 Mar 2012
0.02 miles
4
Oxford Street, Bolton
Looking towards the corner of Oxford Street and Deansgate, in Bolton. Ahead is the Corliss Engine which was made in Bolton in 1866, and was used in a silk spinning mill in Bentham, Yorkshire until 1969. The stationary steam engine was put in its case by Bolton Corporation in 1973 when the Newport Street and Oxford Street pedestrianised area was opened.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 12 Feb 2012
0.02 miles
5
Fred Dibnah Statue
Fred Dibnah MBE was a Bolton-born steeplejack and eccentric whose love of mechanical engineering made him a cult TV personality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dibnah Wikipedia article). This 8 foot high bronze statue was unveiled in April 2008. It stands at the corner of Oxford Street and Deansgate, in front of the Corliss Engine which was put in its case by Bolton Corporation in 1973 when the Newport Street and Oxford Street pedestrianised area was opened (Image
The plaque on the statue reads:
Fred Dibnah was a Bolton lad and proud of it.
He spent his life working on many of the town’s landmarks and shared his love of steam engines with millions of television viewers.
After his death in November 2004, it was decided to launch a fund to pay for a lasting tribute to recognise his achievements. Thousands of people, locally and nationally, made donations. Thank you to all those individuals, organisations, companies and steam enthusiasts who helped to pay for this statue to
“OUR FRED”
(For the full text, see Image])
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 18 Mar 2012
0.02 miles
6
Plaque on Fred Dibnah's Statue
The plaque on the side of Image
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 12 Feb 2012
0.02 miles
7
Dr Fred Dibnah
Arguably, Bolton's most famous son, this straight-talking Lancastrian steeplejack is commemorated with this statue in Oxford Street; behind him is a Corliss Steam Engine. His exploits as a steeplejack, which included demolishing many of Lancashire's mill chimneys, and his love of steam engines provided the material for his later career as a television personality. He died in 2004.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 9 Jun 2023
0.02 miles
8
The Old Three Crowns, Bolton centre
Recently refurbished/ gutted depending on your taste. Externally, desperately needs to acquire and then adjust the shop front on the left and then the 'whole' would be quite imposing.
Image: © al partington
Taken: 7 Nov 2006
0.02 miles
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Statue of Fred Dibnah, Bolton
A close-up of the plaque, see Image]
More on Fred Dibnah at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dibnah
Image: © Kenneth Allen
Taken: 22 Sep 2008
0.02 miles
