EAW027392 ENGLAND (1949). Darlington Power Station and the town, Darlington, from the north-east, 1949
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| Title | [EAW027392] Darlington Power Station and the town, Darlington, from the north-east, 1949 |
| Reference | EAW027392 |
| Date | 21-October-1949 |
| Link | |
| Place name | DARLINGTON |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 429608, 514597 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.5424825572026, 54.5256639898 |
| National Grid Reference | NZ296146 |
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 Approx location of a 2ndWW Pillbox, S0006738. |
 redmist |
Tuesday 29th of March 2022 10:14:00 PM |
| Approx location of a 2ndWW Pillbox, S0006686. |
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Tuesday 29th of March 2022 10:07:59 PM |
| Approx location of a 2ndWW Pillbox, S0006716. |
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Tuesday 29th of March 2022 10:06:16 PM |
| The Leadyard - terminus for United bus services |
Chells809 |
Monday 10th of March 2014 10:55:46 PM |
| Feethams field - later the site of the bus station. |
Chells809 |
Monday 10th of March 2014 10:54:28 PM |
| Pensbury Street |
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Monday 10th of March 2014 10:52:38 PM |
| United's Darlington bus depot and central workshops. The depot moved to Feethams when the new bus station opened there in 1962. |
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Monday 10th of March 2014 10:51:15 PM |
| The was a Georgian house called Beechwood which was part of the United head office. The financial departments were in this building in the 1970s and 80s. |
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Monday 10th of March 2014 10:49:16 PM |
| United House, the head office of the United bus company, on Grange Road. |
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Monday 10th of March 2014 10:46:44 PM |
| Aldbrough Saint John |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:36:41 AM |
| Cleasby (village) |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:23:01 AM |
| Stapleton (Village) |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:19:59 AM |
| Signalbox |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:16:20 AM |
| Bridge Road |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:15:14 AM |
| Goods shed |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:14:45 AM |
| Water pumping station |
Adamw5433 |
Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:08:15 AM |
This is called Tees Cottage Pumping Station and is preserved in working order. There are several open days each year when you can see Lancashire Boilers dating from 1902, a beam engine from 1904 and a gas engine of 1914 working. |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:23:51 AM |
| West Cemetery |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:05:41 AM |
| Abbey Road, sports field |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 10:00:01 AM |
| Civic Theatre, (New Hippodrome) |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 09:57:31 AM |
| St. John's Crescent |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 09:54:11 AM |
| This is what we used to know as the "Dead Line" which contained locomotives awaiting entrance to the works for repairs or scrapping. |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 09:51:42 AM |
| Grange Road |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 09:51:26 AM |
| Cattle Market |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 09:47:49 AM |
| Green Street |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 09:44:50 AM |
| High Row |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 09:20:43 AM |
| Duke Street |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 09:20:04 AM |
| Stanhope Green |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 09:18:23 AM |
| A locomotive from Gresley's A3 class on standby duty. |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 08:32:29 AM |
| South Park |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 12:19:41 AM |
| Grange Road. |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 12:19:06 AM |
| Blackwell Grange |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 12:18:20 AM |
| Victoria Road.
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 12:11:02 AM |
| River Skerne. |
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 12:09:42 AM |
| St. Cuthbert's Church.
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Wednesday 5th of March 2014 12:07:35 AM |
| Station clock tower. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:34:46 PM |
| River Tees. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:33:22 PM |
| Darlington Cricket Club's ground which has been used for a number of Durham County Cricket Club's home fixtures. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:31:44 PM |
| Feethams football ground, home of Darlington F.C. until its move to The Darlington Arena in 2003. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:27:34 PM |
| Through main line to east of station, allowing non-stop trains to pass at speed. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:21:00 PM |
| Bank Top railway station, completed by the North Eastern Railway in 1887, is looped off the main line; this allows non-stop trains to pass by without losing speed. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:19:06 PM |
| Locomotive turntable. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:15:11 PM |
| Engine shed completed by the London & North Eastern Railway in 1940. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:14:12 PM |
| Water tower. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:12:04 PM |
| Engine shed roundhouse built by the North Eastern Railway in 1866. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:11:15 PM |
| Mechanical coaling plant added as part of the modifications completed in 1940. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:07:00 PM |
| Cooling tower, with what could be the remains of wartime camouflage evident. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:04:22 PM |
| Darlington 'B' Power Station, with an output of 57megawatts, was opened in 1940 and closed in October 1976. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 11:02:10 PM |
| Power station turbine hall. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 10:51:03 PM |
| Power station boiler house. |
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Tuesday 4th of March 2014 10:49:49 PM |
| North Eastern Railway Timber Snow ploughs.
Possibly NER 18 and 20 built 1909 at York. |
Bryan |
Sunday 23rd of February 2014 07:43:45 PM |
User Comment Contributions
 Deltic on the East Coast Main Line and Darlington Power station, Darlington, 1974 |
Class31 |
Monday 12th of October 2015 08:17:17 AM |
 This view includes Darlington's cricket ground which has been used for some of Durham County Cricket Club's home fixtures. |
Fantasma |
Friday 7th of March 2014 01:49:55 PM |
This is a busy scene showing the north end of Darlington Bank Top Station and engine shed. |
Fantasma |
Wednesday 5th of March 2014 08:35:54 AM |
Feethams - home of Darlington FC from 1883 to 2003 when they moved to the new Darlington Arena on the outskirts of town. |
Fantasma |
Wednesday 5th of March 2014 08:19:19 AM |