IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Fairclough Close, PRESCOT, L35 9LS
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Fairclough Close, L35 9LS 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
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (34 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
The Rocket, Rainhill
Public house on Warrington Road (A57) at Rainhill.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 12 Mar 2013
0.07 miles
2
"The Rocket" at Rainhill
A public house with a name that recognises the significance of Rainhill in the history of railways. It was in this little town in 1829 that Stephenson's "The Rocket" steam train was first seen by the public during The Rainhill Trials.
Image: © Neil Theasby
Taken: 12 Sep 2016
0.08 miles
3
Old Lane road bridge, Rainhill railway station
Viewed from the western end of the Manchester-bound platform, from beside the A57 Warrington Road bridge, looking in the direction of Liverpool.
Image: © El Pollock
Taken: 17 Jan 2014
0.09 miles
4
Warrington Road, Rainhill
Shops at the junction of Warrington Road (A57) with Rainhill Road. Photo taken from the "Skew Bridge" built by George Stephenson (of Rocket fame), which was opened in 1830 and carries the Warrington Road across the railway line near the station. This bridge was the first in the world to cross a railway line at an angle, it is now a listed building
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 28 Jan 2006
0.09 miles
5
Shell Station, Warrington Road
Shell filling station on Warrington Road (A57) at Rainhill.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 12 Mar 2013
0.14 miles
6
Shops on Warrington Road
A block of shops at Rainhill.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 12 Mar 2013
0.17 miles
7
George Stephenson's bridge, Rainhill railway station
Situated at the western end of the station, the bridge was built by George Stephenson and is now in use as part of the A57. Signal HN305 is in front of the bridge, as one looks in the direction of Liverpool.
Image: © El Pollock
Taken: 17 Jan 2014
0.19 miles
8
Stephenson's bridge, Rainhill railway station
The Warrington Road bridge was built by George Stephenson, from local sandstone.
Image: © El Pollock
Taken: 17 Jan 2014
0.19 miles
9
Plaque, Stephenson's bridge, Rainhill railway station
"Erected June 1829. Charles Lawrence Esq., Chairman. George Stephenson, Engineer."
Image: © El Pollock
Taken: 17 Jan 2014
0.19 miles
10
Stephenson's bridge, rainhill railway station
The A57 Warrington Road bridge. Signal HN305 is situated at the end of the Liverpool-bound platform.
Image: © El Pollock
Taken: 17 Jan 2014
0.19 miles