IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Smith Street, CHORLEY, PR7 3EJ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Smith Street, PR7 3EJ 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 (18 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Dynamo, ex British Leyland, Chorley
Apologies for the lousy picture. Flash was a thing of the future for me in 1980.
This was driven by a 600 horsepower mill engine by ropes - see Image This was an amazing survival and is now in store. I hope that it may all eventually reappear.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 16 Jul 1980
0.06 miles
2
Former British Leyland, Chorley - rotary converter
This was a cotton mill that had never been used as such and was latterly owned by BL. The site has since been flattened. The motive power was a cross compound steam engine driving a large dynamo with DC drives to the individual machines. The whole place was an amazing survivor. This is a rotary converter that could convert grid AC to DC for the mill if the main engine wasn't running.
Some of the last of these were in Fleet Street, London to drive printing presses before the newspappers all decamped and/or modernised.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 16 Jul 1980
0.06 miles
3
Steam Engine, ex British Leyland, Chorley
This was built as a weaving shed in 1914 but due to WWI was never used as such. Following the cessation of hostilities it was bought by Leyland Motors. Latterly owned by British leyland Parts, the engine was kept in good condition until its removal for preservation in 1988. It is still in store.
It was built by Clayton, Goodfellow of Blackburn and was typical of their production. It was of about 600 horsepower. It was especially interesting as it drove a big dynamo with electric drive to the machines. In contrast to the more usual lineshaft drive by ropes.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 16 Jul 1980
0.06 miles
4
Ordnance Survey Flush Bracket S0343
This can be found on the roadside wall of a house in Bolton Road.
For more detail see : http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm20565
Image: © Peter Wood
Taken: 21 Jun 2014
0.09 miles
5
Flower beds brighten the suburban scene on Bolton Road
Image: © Raymond Knapman
Taken: 26 Jul 2012
0.10 miles
6
Pilling Lane
The junction of Pilling Lane with Bolton Road (A6).
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 30 Jan 2012
0.10 miles
7
Houses at the road junction
The junction of the main road, Bolton Road and the side road, Pilling Lane
Image: © Kevin Waterhouse
Taken: 25 Jul 2024
0.10 miles
9
Bolton Road (A6), Chorley
The A6, approaching Chorley.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 30 Jan 2012
0.10 miles
