IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Foan Hill, COALVILLE, LE67 8RD
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Foan Hill, LE67 8RD 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 (26 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Old chapel, Swannington
The former Primitive Methodist chapel on the corner of Main Street and Spring Lane.
Image: © Richard Green
Taken: 19 Aug 2010
0.13 miles
3
Swannington landmark house before conversion into three properties
Corner of Spring Lane & Main Street Swannington. Original house built in late 1800's or early 1900. Built level with what was a dirt road but with the advent of motor vehicles and tarmac is now 18" or more lower than pavement. Part used as a butchers shop initially but had a varied history.
Image: © Jim Messenger
Taken: 17 Sep 2018
0.14 miles
4
Swannington Incline
The Leicester and Swannington Railway (L&S) was one of England's first railways, being opened on 17 July 1832 to bring coal from collieries in west Leicestershire to Leicester.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 21 May 2012
0.14 miles
5
Swannington Incline
The Leicester and Swannington Railway (L&S) was one of England's first railways, being opened on 17 July 1832 to bring coal from collieries in west Leicestershire to Leicester.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 21 May 2012
0.15 miles
6
Potato Lane bridge, Swannington
This footbridge carries an ancient green road over the Swannington Incline. The original structure was damaged by mine subsidence, partially demolished when the line closed, then buried under mine shale. The abutments were stabilised and the current bridge built in 1993. This view down the incline shows Church Lane bridge in the background.
Image: © Richard Green
Taken: 19 Aug 2010
0.15 miles
7
Swannington Incline
The Leicester and Swannington Railway (L&S) was one of England's first railways, being opened on 17 July 1832 to bring coal from collieries in west Leicestershire to Leicester.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 21 May 2012
0.15 miles
8
Swannington village sign
The Swannington village sign was designed by Isabel Lyman and erected in 1997. The weather vane shows a locomotive pulling two coal wagons. The carved hardwood panels outside depict village scenes, with coal mining on the panel facing the photographer. Inside is a map of the village with brief explanations of places of interest.
Image: © Richard Green
Taken: 19 Aug 2010
0.16 miles
9
Village pump. Swannington
This old pump is opposite the old Wesleyan chapel in the main street of Swannington. Mains water did not come to this village until 1938.
Image: © Richard Green
Taken: 19 Aug 2010
0.18 miles
10
View up Swannington Incline
The view up the former Swannington incline, with Church Lane bridge in the foreground. The single track cable operated incline rose at a gradient of 1 in 17, and closed in 1947.
Image: © Richard Green
Taken: 19 Aug 2010
0.18 miles