LNWR Stores at Stockport

It's hard to live in Crewe as someone passionately absorbed in the Historic Environment and not develop an interest for Railway Heritage - especially the great London and North Western Railway Company. It was that company which saw the greatest establishment of the town of Crewe.

I've passed this towering building next to the train line many times over the years and wanted to stop to photo it. A fortuitous opportunity combined with perfect light was afforded me, and this is one of the shots I got of the building, with Christ Church Stockport's spire to the left.

It's now still being used for a storage space by one of the burgeoning storage industry's members.

Friends of Crewe Heritage Centre - Supporting Crewe's Culture, History and Heritage from before the Railways to Today.

www.friendsofcreweheritagecentre.org.uk

LNWR 2-2-2 3020 'Cornwall'

"Cornwall is a preserved steam locomotive that was built at Crewe in 1847 and extensively rebuilt in 1858. She was designed by Francis Trevithick son of Richard."

Believed to be currently in Shildon, County Durham.

Gratefully reproduced with permission - picture copyright Larry Shone aka Stumm47 from the Deviant Art website.

Friends of Crewe Heritage Centre - Supporting Crewe's Culture, History and Heritage from before the Railways to Today.

www.friendsofcreweheritagecentre.org.uk

A piece of Crewe in Wales

A small testimony to the huge numbers of people, materials and products which went out around the country and world from Crewe Works, shaping the railway world in a very literal manner is this little signal box.

It is probably contemporary with station improvements at Llandrindod Wells around 1876, and is an early London and North Western Railway Company example of the flat gabled type - made in Crewe Works.

The box was moved from the level crossing further north, to its current site and officially opened again in 1990.

The Signal Box Museum is open mainly at weekends between May and September inclusive, and staffed by volunteers. Contact Builth Wells tourist information for specific times to see this bit of Crewe in the historic Welsh Spa town.

Llandrindod is served by The Heart of Wales Line between Shrewsbury (Amwythig) and Swansea (Abertawe). The town stages an excellent Victorian Festival in late August each year.

Friends of Crewe Heritage Centre - Supporting Crewe's Culture, History and Heritage from before the Railways to Today.

www.friendsofcreweheritagecentre.org.uk