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Old Milepost by the A535, Macclesfield Road, Holmes Chapel
Cast iron post by the A535, in parish of Holmes Chapel (Congleton District), roadside, on the verge in hedge, on North West side of road. Cast iron CCC1898, erected by the County Council in the 19th century.
Inscription reads:-
: CHELFORD / 6 MILES / MACCLESFIELD 12½ : : CHESHIRE / 1898 / COUNTY COUNCIL : : MIDDLEWICH / 4 MILES / NORTHWICH 10 :
Maker:-
: W H SMITH & CO / MAKERS / WHITCHURCH :
Milestone Society National ID: CH_NTMF10
Image: © J Higgins
Taken: 1 Jun 2003
0.07 miles
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Macclesfield Road approaching railway bridge
Image: © Colin Pyle
Taken: 7 Apr 2011
0.07 miles
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Fine Art Wall Coverings, Holmes Chapel - steam engine
Back in the 1990s it was still possible to find beautiful generating sets like this Belliss & Morcom at what is now Fine Décor Wallcoverings. It was removed to Markham Grange Nursery in 1992 but has seen no active use there.
It is an inverted vertical compound (enclosed) engine, serial No. 9258 of 1937. It is a V-type with cylinders 13" & 20" bores x 10" stroke. It developed c300 bhp at 428 rpm and is direct coupled to an alternator.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 5 Jan 1991
0.07 miles
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Fine Art Wall Coverings, Holmes Chapel - steam engine
Back in the 1990s it was still possible to find beautiful generating sets like this Belliss & Morcom at what is now Fine Décor Wallcoverings. It was removed to Markham Grange Nursery in 1992 but has seen no active use there.
It is an inverted vertical compound (enclosed) engine, serial No. 9258 of 1937. It is a V-type with cylinders 13" & 20" bores x 10" stroke. It developed c300 bhp at 428 rpm and is direct coupled to an alternator.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 5 Jan 1991
0.09 miles
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Fine Art Wall Coverings, Holmes Chapel - steam engine
Back in the 1990s it was still possible to find beautiful generating sets like this Belliss & Morcom at what is now Fine Décor Wallcoverings. It was removed to Markham Grange Nursery in 1992 but has seen no active use there.
It is an inverted vertical compound (enclosed) engine, serial No. 9258 of 1937. It is a V-type with cylinders 13" & 20" bores x 10" stroke. It developed c300 bhp at 428 rpm and is direct coupled to an alternator.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 5 Jan 1991
0.09 miles
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Manor Lane, Holmes Chapel
The entrance to Manor Business Park in the foreground. Looks like some regeneration is afoot beyond the entrance road.
Image: © Peter Turner
Taken: 21 Feb 2012
0.09 miles
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Saltersford Stubble
One of the fields belonging to Saltersford Hall farm, lying to stubble.
Image: © Peter Whatley
Taken: 10 Aug 1995
0.11 miles
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Fads, Holmes Chapel
Wallpaper manufacturer.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 23 Feb 2013
0.12 miles
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A535 At Saltersford Corner
Image: © Peter Whatley
Taken: 29 Oct 2009
0.12 miles
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Up local train approaching Holmes Chapel station
View NE from the A535 bridge north of Holmes Chapel station, towards Stockport and Manchester; ex-London & North Western Manchester - Stockport - Crewe main line. The train is the 17.11 Manchester London Road to Crewe, headed by LMS Fowler 4P 2-6-4T No. 42362.
Image: © Ben Brooksbank
Taken: 28 Jul 1951
0.13 miles