IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Station Road, CHESTERFIELD, S45 8BH

The photograph shows Station Road looking in a southwesterly direction toward the village. Immediately behind the viewpoint is the site of Pilsley railway station and the crossing of the Five Pits Trail. On the hill, in the extreme distance, it is just possible to make out is Image This landmark, standing at about 1000ft above sea level, is a war memorial. Built in 1923 it is dedicated to the Sherwood Foresters who died in the First World War. Thanks to Millennium Funding a lantern that shines at night ensures that the memorial can be seen from many parts of the village. For another photograph of Station Road, from the same viewpoint but in the opposite direction, click here Image For another photograph of Station Road, from a more southwesterly viewpoint (ahead), click here Image

The photograph shows New Street from its Junction with Image For another more south-easterly (some 20metres ahead) photograph of New Street, click her Image

This is the station master's house which once belonged to the Great Central railway, it has long since been sold privately. The railway station was on the opposite side of the road in a cutting, filled in about ten years after the line closed in 1959. More information about the station and its railway lines at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/pilsley/index.shtml

This photograph shows the view from Dark Lane looking towards its junction with Image To view another photograph looking back to this viewpoint from Station Road, click here Image For a more north-westerly (behind the viewpoint) view of the footpath, click here Image

This view over fields toward Image was taken from a footpath that links Image to the Image The land in the photograph drains into the infant River Rother. To see another photograph of this land but looking eastward (from the right) toward the trees in the middle distance, click here Image The viewpoint is very nearly the same as that used for this Image, but is looking in approximately the opposite direction. To see a photograph of the footpath taken some 75metres southwest (right) of this viewpoint, click here Image

The photograph shows the gable end of the Pilsley Station Master's house on Image This house was built on land between two railway cuttings containing lines operated by the Great Central Railway. The plaque (insert, bottom left) is not from that period and is situated on the gate leading to the house. See also this photograph taken by Tony Hawes, Image

The photograph shows the north-eastern end of Station Road from its junction with the Five Pits Trail and Image (behind the viewpoint). To the right of the photograph in the middle distance is a Image and just beyond that (hidden in this picture) are two plaques commemorating the land reclamation scheme. To the left there is a car park and the Image continues in a southerly direction toward Tibshelf. To the right the Image continues in a northerly direction toward Image For a more south-western (ahead) photograph of Station Road, looking back toward this viewpoint, click here Image

This plaque is dedicated to the Derbyshire County Council Land Reclamation Scheme in 1969-70 showing that this was the site of the former Pilsley Colliery and Great Central Railway, over the road is the station master's house.

This photograph is of Station Road from its junction with Image Just beyond the concrete post and barge-board wall (left of centre) is the street's junction with Image To see another more south-westerly view (ahead) of Station Road, click here Image To see another from a more north-easterly (behind the viewpoint) view of Station Road, click here Image

This photograph shows the junction of an unnamed road with Image