1
Houses on the north side of Church Hill
Seen from the bridleway from Carlton.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 9 Feb 2011
0.12 miles
2
Mind the bollards
Traffic management on Church Hill, Royston.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 9 Feb 2011
0.13 miles
3
Trans Pennine Trail and Barnsley Canal at Royston
The Barnsley Canal was opened in 1798 in order to transport coal from the Barnsley coal fields to the River Calder and beyond. It last saw traffic in 1950 and closed three years later.
Image: © Jonathan Clitheroe
Taken: 14 Jan 2017
0.15 miles
4
Path under the railway near Pool Ings, Royston
Image: © John Slater
Taken: 5 Oct 2013
0.15 miles
5
Entrance to the Barnsley Canal towpath
The signs warns of dangerous thin ice, even though the canal is extremely shallow here.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 9 Feb 2011
0.15 miles
6
Ex-Midland 1P 0-4-4T at Royston Locomotive Depot
No. 1368 (still with LMS livery and number) is fitted for auto-train working, on the Cudworth - Barnsley service: it was built in the 1890s, being one of the large Johnson '2228' class rebuilt with Belpaire boiler by Fowler after Grouping; it survived (as BR No. 58066) until 10/58.
Image: © Ben Brooksbank
Taken: 10 Apr 1949
0.16 miles
7
Ex-Midland 4-4-0 at Royston Locomotive Depot
One of the numerous Midland 2P 4-4-0s built by Johnson 1882 - 1901, rebuilt by Deeley from 1912, No.40362 lasted until 12/56. Royston Depot had been built as recently as 3/32, mainly to serve nearby Carlton Sidings; it was coded 20C and in 1950 had an allocation of 62:- 2 4-4-0, 19 2-8-0, 1 0-8-0, 22 0-6-0, 3 2-6-4T, 6 2-6-2T, 5 0-6-0T and 4 0-4-4T.
Image: © Ben Brooksbank
Taken: 10 Apr 1949
0.16 miles
8
Bungalow on the south side of Church Hill
With the stone-built canalside building behind.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 9 Feb 2011
0.17 miles
9
Allotments at the end of Low Croft
Image: © Darren Haddock
Taken: 4 Sep 2019
0.18 miles
10
The Barnsley Canal, north of Royston Bridge
Shallow and weedy, but a clear route down to Wakefield.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 9 Feb 2011
0.18 miles