IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Craven Road, PRESCOT, L35 0LT
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Craven Road, L35 0LT 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 (60 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Railway Museum, Rainhill
Rainhill has an important place in railway history, as the location of the Rainhill Trials (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainhill_Trials ) where the proposed designs of locomotives for were tested in competition prior to the opening of the World’s first passenger railway, between Liverpool and Manchester.
This replica railway carriage, in the colours of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, houses a small exhibition containing many items of railway history that commemorate the Rainhill Trials of 1829 and the 150th Anniversary Celebrations held in 1979/80. The Museum is open to the public; it is accessed through the library.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 Mar 2013
0.08 miles
3
Rainhill Railway Museum
Situated behind the local library and with limited opening times.
"Rainhill was the site of the 1829 Rainhill Trials won by George Stephenson and his Rocket. The Trials exhibition is staged in a British Railways Mark 1 carriage in the grounds of St Helens Council's Rainhill Library. It contains sketches and accounts of the Trials with original memorabilia. A short audio visual presentation traces the development of the railways and steam locomotives. Souvenirs are also available from the library." - St Helens Council
Image: © Neil Theasby
Taken: 12 Sep 2016
0.08 miles
4
St Ann's Church, Rainhill
St Ann's C of E Church, Rainhill was founded in 1837.
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 12 May 2007
0.10 miles
5
St Ann's Millennium Centre, Rainhill
St Ann centre in View Road, Rainhill, formerly the old schoolhouse.
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 28 Jan 2006
0.11 miles
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St James' Methodist Church, Rainhill
St James' Methodist Church was founded c1858.
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 12 May 2007
0.12 miles
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The Church of St Ann, Rainhill
The church was founded in 1837.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 Mar 2013
0.13 miles
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St James Methodist Church, Rainhill
St James Methodist Church was founded in 1858.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 Mar 2013
0.14 miles
