EAW023540 ENGLAND (1949). The Thornhill Iron and Steel Works, Dewsbury, 1949. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Title [EAW023540] The Thornhill Iron and Steel Works, Dewsbury, 1949. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
Reference EAW023540
Date 28-May-1949
Link
Place name DEWSBURY
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 423655, 419802
Longitude / Latitude -1.6418851904934, 53.673923356762
National Grid Reference SE237198

Pins

Probably these are 2ndWW air raid shelters installled for the factory workforce.

redmist
Friday 11th of February 2022 07:41:12 PM
Former L&Y line to heckmondwyke

HOLMES
Monday 18th of May 2020 08:18:10 PM

User Comment Contributions

Thornhill No1 Signal Box. Line behind box is the Cleckheaton Branch. Line in front is the Main Line from Normanton to Manchester looking at photo from right to left.

The railway goods shed towards top right of photo is in the Down direction towards Wakefield There is a rake of wagons in front of it

Enlarge photo and use left direction pointer to see signal box

There is a lighter tree like streak in front of the box .

Caldervale
Saturday 24th of January 2015 01:51:04 AM