Hartshead Pike
15 photos
Saddleworth
2372 photos
A general collection of images showing the villages and moorland which make up Saddleworth.
Possibly not the saddleworth everyone sees, but they are places and activities which make it very special...
Rope access and steeplejack images
242 photos
I have worked in the rope access industry for 30+ years; which has given me the opportunity to take photographs of places from a different vantage point than people can't usually get to.
Due to the...
Wildlife
981 photos
Various plant, animals and insects I have been lucky enough to see in the UK
Urban Exploring
100 photos
Something I've always done from being a child. Little did I know that other people also enjoyed documenting derelict places. Around 15 years ago I started to find like minded people who were taking...
Climbing
174 photos
Have climbed since the mid 80's, so some of the images date back to then (will scan more when I have more time).
All these images are from crags throughout the UK.
Farming and Farm Animals
233 photos
Saddleworth Tractor Group Christmas Eve Charity...
25 photos
Amazing to watch, 70 to 80 festive decorated tractors driving through the villages of Saddleworth, raising money for charity.
Lichfield Ladies play Oadby Wyggs Women's RUFC.
25 photos
Love catching up with my youngest daughter when she plays rugby.
This time a 2 hour drive to watch Lichfield Ladies play Oadby Wyggs Women's RUFC.
Ended up 95-0 and gutted I missed getting a photo of...
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Eccles Ladies RUFC Sept 2023
33 photos
Always great to catch up with Oldham Ladies RUFC, this time playing against Eccles Ladies RUFC.
Uppermill Santa Dash 2023 - Saddleworth
35 photos
The 9th year of the Uppermill Santa Dash is organised by the Saddleworth Round Table.
A great charity event for all the family and finishes with the Christmas light turn on in the village. More than...
Uppermill Christmas Light Switch On - 2023
12 photos
After the Santa Dash in Uppermill where a few thousand Santas run around the village, the Christmas lights then get switched on.
A fantastic event and even a bit of snow this year.
Saddleworth Rushcart Festival 2023
36 photos
The origins of the Rushcart are similar to the traditions of rushbearing which survives in Cumbia, but which have evolved in a different way. Rushes were gathered for strewing on the church floor and...
Saddleworth Charity Tractor Run in Aid of the RDA
28 photos
Steeplejacks on Lees Brook Mill Chimney - July...
14 photos
A blast from the past Lees Brook Mill Chimney being laddered today, I had the pleasure of laddering and standing on top of this about 20 years ago when I worked for a local steeplejack firm.
Was...
2023 Whit Friday Brass Band Compertition -...
19 photos
Often described as 'the greatest free show on Earth', the Saddleworth & District Whit Friday Brass Band Contests take place every year on the afternoon and evening of Whit Friday
From the...
2023 Whit Walks - Greenfield, Saddleworth
13 photos
2023 Spine Race (Challenger)
56 photos
The MONTANE Spine Challenger is a non-stop, 108 mile race between Edale and Hawes with a time limit of 60hrs. This challenging and technical section of the Pennine Way is a physically and...
Oldham
276 photos
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-southeast of Rochdale, and 6.9 miles...
Tameside
96 photos
Photos from the Tameside area of Greater Manchester.
Marsden
156 photos
This village and surrounding area is just over the Pennines from me. First stop either by train, bus, car, canal barge or even a walk.
I do enjoy my visits here, lovely village and countryside as...
Greenfield / Grasscroft
9 photos
Castleshaw Valley
38 photos
The Forth Road and Rail Bridges
5 photos
I have wanted to stop off and photograph the Forth Road and Rail Bridges for a long time. Unfortunately I had a friends funeral not too far away and decided to stop in South Queensferry.
Dom had...
Blackpool
7 photos
Sheep Shearing Competiiton at Albion Farm, Delph...
47 photos
Great to see Saddleworth has it's own agricultural show at Albion Farm, Delph. One for the diary for next year if you missed it.
Charity sheep shearing, including the eat a pie, shear a sheep and...
Yanks Weekend - Saddleworth - 2022
23 photos
A few from the Yanks today in Uppermill. An annual weekend put on to celebrate the filming of the filmed funnily enough called Yanks and stared Richard Gere and Venessa Redgrave.
An unofficial event...
Sheep Shearing - Saddleworth
31 photos
While most folks probably had a lazy Sunday it was all go at Crowther's farm above Diggle. The 4 shearers worked non stop, about 3 or 4 minutes to shear a ewe, backed up with people who moved the...
Whit Friday Band Contest - Greenfield 2022
34 photos
Just a few days late with these photos of the Band Contest in Greenfield.
An amazing day so a big thank you to the organisers and volunteers who made the day go smoothly.
A nice mixture of photos...
The (Unofficial) Saddleworth Beer Walk - 2022
20 photos
I seem to remember that 2011 was the last official Saddleworth Beer Walk. A stunning day, we live at the start of the adventure so my daughters would stand at the front door with a pocket full of...
Whit Friday Walks - Greenfield, Saddleworth 2022
16 photos
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The Whit Walks were an annual event, most common in North West England. Dating back to 1821, local churches or chapels would parade down the street behind huge...
Offshore Wildlife
9 photos
Warth Mill Culvert - Diggle, Saddleworth
13 photos
It seems there is something about Royal events and me heading down culverts William and Kate's wedding Ojay and myself spent a few good hours underground exploring what ended up being called the...
Charnell Clough
17 photos
A lovely way to get to the top and the Edges of the Chew Valley.
Interesting Grade 1 scrambling, but not sustained. Lovely views and away from the crowds.
Staithes - North Yorkshire
14 photos
Spine Race 2022
11 photos
The MONTANE® Spine® Challenger is a non-stop, 108 mile race between Edale and Hawes with a time limit of 60hrs. This challenging and technical section of the Pennine Way is a physically and...
Garden Frogs
8 photos
Yorkshire Day Duck Race in Uppermill, Saddleworth...
17 photos
Today was Yorkshire Day and as Saddleworth was (and many still think still is) a part of Yorkshire it was celebrated in style in Uppermill.
I only made the event late, but looked a great event and...
IOP
25 photos
Cleaning Big Ben Clock Faces (Queen Elizabeth...
4 photos
I had the pleasure of cleaning the external clock faces back in 2000, it may have just been a bit of window cleaning, but still one of my favourite jobs.
It gave me the chance to explore the tower...
Ferrybridge Power Station
9 photos
I had the pleasure of inspecting both the 650ft chimneys at Ferrybridge Power Station over the years.
As well as being involved in the reline of one as part of the FGD (Flue Gas Desulpheration...
Saddleworth 2021 Santa Dash
41 photos
A bit of a wet day, but it didn't seem to dishearten the 1000+ Santas running around Saddleworth today.
I caught up with them on Wellington Road / Queensway junction, good to see so many smilling...
Felling of 2 Poplar Trees in Delph - Saddleworth
29 photos
We nice to be asked along to take some photos of the tree surgeons at work locally, something I did years ago myself.
St Thomas' Church, Friarmere - Delph - Saddleworth
55 photos
St Thomas' Church, Friarmere, also known as Heights Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church standing on a hillside overlooking the village of Delph, Saddleworth, England. It is recorded in the...
30 Photos From 30 Years of Rope Access
25 photos
It's got to a career milestone. Celebrating 30 years of rope access with 30 photos either of me or that I've taken.
Started pre-IRATA, to prove my competence I had to ascend 2 meters, change over...
Chernobyl, Pripyat and Kiev - 2017
103 photos
Chernobyl 2016
191 photos
The Chernobyl disaster (also referred to as the Chernobyl accident or simply Chernobyl) was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986.
It’s one of those major events I...
Diggle Wiggle Hole - Saddleworth
6 photos
A bit of a damp start today meant a subterranean stroll would be a good option. Diggle Wiggle Hole is reputed to be the longest gritstone rift system in Saddleworth - It's a series of narrow rifts...
Moorland Fire @ Dove Stones - Ashway Gap...
3 photos
Saddleworth Frogs
8 photos
Heron and the Mole
5 photos
Lichfield Ladies RUFC - Stafford Womans RUFC
31 photos
Great to pop down the road and support the Lichfield Ladies Rugby Team, say hello to my youngest daughter and take a few photos. A well deserved win for Lichfield, but it was a close game. Final...
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Trafford MV Women's RUFC...
26 photos
Some photos from todays game between Oldham Ladies RUFC and Trafford MV Women's RUFC.
A great game to watch, very close from start to finish and Trafford got the win. Both teams played well and nice...
Litchfield Ladies RUFC - Winnington Ladies RUFC.
34 photos
A nice Sunday afternoon in the sunshine watching my daughter play for Litchfield Ladies RUFC against Winnington Ladies RUFC. A hard game and both teams played well, Litchfield getting the win.
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Littleborough Ladies RUFC...
53 photos
Was great to pop down and watch the Oldham Ladies RUFC team play their first game at home against Littleborough Ladies RUFC. A hard game, and Littleborough got the win.
I was just on the touch line,...
Cumbria Ladies RUFC - Staffordshire Ladies RUFC -...
44 photos
Was great to be able to stop off on my way home and watch my daughter play for Staffordshire Ladies RUFC against Cumbria Ladies RUFC in the Gill Burns County Championship.
Great match to watch, a...
Varsity Match between the University of Leicester...
65 photos
I traveled down to Leicester to watch my daughter play in the Varsity Match between the University of Leicester Women's Rugby and De Montfort University Woman's Rugby teams.
A lovely day, great game...
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Littleborough Ladies RUFC
27 photos
Great to catch up with Oldham Ladies playing away today.
It was a very close game and both sides played well, not 100% sure what the final score was though.
Not the easiest day for photos, low light...
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Winnington Park Ladies RUFC...
44 photos
Great catching up with the Oldham Ladies RUFC, and was excellent to watch them play.
Playing Winnington Ladies RUFC, it was a nicely balanced game, but Oldham held on to their initial lead to win...
Bury Ladies RUFC - Oldham Ladies RUFC - 14/11/2021
40 photos
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Sedgley Park Ladies RUFC -...
61 photos
Fancy dress and rugby, what's not to like :)
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Trafford MV Women's RFCC...
32 photos
Oldham Ladies RUFC's first game of the season and it was great to be home to catch up with the action against Trafford MV Women's RFCC.
A game full of action and Oldham played well with a lot of new...
Loughborough Ladies RUFC - Sefton Ladies RUFC -...
19 photos
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Halifax Ladies RUFC
35 photos
It was great to see the Oldham Ladies back playing what they love, must be at least 15 months since their last game.
I sort of got distracted taking photos so left not 100% sure of what the final...
Trafford MV Womens RFCC - Ormskirk Ladies RUFC -...
24 photos
It seems an age, well at least 16 months since I was last on a touch line photographing ladies rugby union.
Usually it was photographing my daughter playing when she played with Oldham Ladies before...
Saddleworth Shopping - March 2020 - Coronavirus
22 photos
Disbelief really at how empty my local supermarket is. I'd seen stories while I was working on my oil rig, but reality hits home. There are some selfish sods in the world, and I'll leave it at that!...
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Workington Ladies RUFC
33 photos
Great to watch the Oldham Ladies play today at home, Workington played well and went home with a win.
Oldham Ladies RUFC playing away at Winnington...
60 photos
Great game to watch and Oldham played with passion as usual, was excellent to see the team being rewarded with a convincing win 34-20 to Oldham, but Winnington Park Ladies did have me worried in the...
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Mellish Ladies RUFC
55 photos
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Winnington Park Ladies RUFC
45 photos
Always a pleasure to watch the Oldham Ladies play. This was a hard fought and physical game against Winnington Ladies which unfortunately Oldham lost as well as a few players along the way.
Photos...
Oldham Ladies RUFC -Colne and Nelson Ladies RUFC...
40 photos
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Chester Devas RUFC -...
77 photos
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Harrogate Ladies (2) RUFC at...
50 photos
This year the Oldham Ladies RUFC were promoted to the National Challenge 2 North (West) Division.
They one their first game against West Park Leeds 2 Ladies. It was a close hard fought match today....
Clarence
45 photos
W H Shaw - Diggle Pallet Works, Saddleworth
32 photos
I decided to have one last look at W H Shaw's in Diggle today, been visiting the site for about 15 years now and photographing the derelict buildings. The demolition team are now at the gates to...
Emma and Tom's Wedding
121 photos
Saddleworth Rushcart Festival - August 2019
55 photos
A stunning local annual event I seem to miss most years due to work or holidays; this was the 3rd time I've managed to see it since 1988, but only the Saturday. The rushcart ceremony, derives from...
Saddleworth / Tameside Fire - 1 Year After
26 photos
One year after the start of the huge moorland fire above Tameside and Saddleworth I went up to see what if any regeneration had taken place.
I've been up a fair few times over the last year, 2 months...
Abandoned Crofts in the Outer Hebrides - South...
12 photos
Spent a lovely 2 weeks touring the Islands, as well as the stunning landscapes and wildlife I loved the old abandoned crofts, especially when they had the ranges, old oil lamps and furniture still...
Keir Holme Farm
12 photos
A 19th Century farm house built around 1832, it's not just any old farm house but a large complex with some bold roguish Renaissance detail and amazing stone carvings set into the walls.
The...
Déjà Vu (Culvert) - Diggle
11 photos
The culvert gets it name from that it's 2 indentical culverts of the same section of stream, running parallel to each other.
It's not often that you can find any history on culverts, a bit of...
Saddleworth Favourites
104 photos
This is a selection of my favourite photos from Saddleworth. I do have many more in this album, but due to the number of photos can take some time to look through....
Saddleworth / Tameside Moor Fire
77 photos
First time on the moors since the fire, it's still burning at many locations.
I can't believe how devastating it is, the moorland is now just an ash bowl. It's more like walking across a desert than...
Friezland Brass Band Play Uppermill Conservative...
18 photos
Marsden Cuckoo Day / Festival 2019
28 photos
Marsden / Castleshaw / Denshaw Moor Fire - April...
39 photos
Yet another mindless fire on the moors, this time started by a family waving a BBQ!
Uppermill Fire - Den Lane / Moorgate Quarries...
11 photos
Oldham Ladies RUFC / Stockport Ladies RUFC at...
39 photos
Saddleworth / Tameside Moor - 10 Months Later
17 photos
A wander over the area devastated by the large moorland fire in 2018. The area is mostly devoid of signs of regeneration or wildlife.
In the 2 hours I was there I only saw 1 grouse, 3 wheatears and a...
Grenadier Guards - Uppermill, Saddleworth - April...
11 photos
Derelict Social Club
15 photos
Oldham Ladies RUFC - Aldwinians Ladies RUFC
21 photos
Was lucky enough to finally watch my daughter play rugby, have been away or matches were canceled since she was old enough to play for the team.
A nice convincing win too and Sam's first try :-)
Marsden Moor Fire 2019
15 photos
A huge fire burn over Marsden Moor on the night of the 26/02/2019, these photos show the aftermath and the extent of the fire.
New Year 2018 / 19 - Duddon Valley - Lake District
15 photos
Remembrance Sunday 2018 - Pots and Pans,...
23 photos
Marsden Moor Walk
13 photos
Wessenden Head, Holme Moss and the Pennine Was
12 photos
Lovely walk around the upper regions of the Holme Valley.
Walk Around the hills above Newhey
9 photos
Northern Ireland and Belfast
10 photos
Meanwood Park Hospital Mansion
6 photos
In August 1989 Meanwood Park Hospital, Leeds, was the biggest hospital for mental handicap in the
Yorkshire Health Region, Set in parkland of 134 acres, which had been the hospital's estate, and has...
Abandoned Church
22 photos
Strange place, has been derelict for about 20 years. Thousands of bits of tack just lie about.
Interesting place to visit though.
Saddleworth Yanks Weekend - 2018
26 photos
Austria 2018
34 photos
Rome 2018
8 photos
A brief stroll around Rome enjoying the sights.
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
7 photos
Spring 2018
11 photos
Sunnyside Royal Hospital
20 photos
The site was officially closed in late 2011 and most patients were sent to a new £20 million build Hospital, the Susan Carnegie Centre. Others were placed in the community. Sunnyside was open for...
Millbrook Church
7 photos
Frogs Spawning 2018
31 photos
Common Frogs are amphibians, coming to ponds to breed during the spring and spending much of the rest of the year feeding on dry land, in woodland, gardens, hedgerows and tussocky grassland. Frogs...
Coniston Copper Mines - Paddy End to Hospital...
11 photos
So 3 of us off we set this year on New Years Eve, to do one of the Coniston Copper Mines through trips. Enter the old mine workings near Levers Water by The Funnel and then descend about 160 metres...
Offshore Osprey
4 photos
I've been so lucky that there has been a wild osprey stopping on the oil rig I work on for the last 6 days. Spends the day catching fish and watching people work.
Pleased with my photos as even...
Uppermill Santa Dash and Christmas light Switch...
40 photos
Mossley Light Festival - 2017
16 photos
Saddleworth Snow - 25th November 2017
12 photos
Nenthead Mines
32 photos
Sandstone Mine
16 photos
I've been meaning to visit this mine for a long time, a classic example of the pillar and stall technique, but with some additional Jenga supports. Stunning place and a great venue to hide from the...
Rushcart Festival 2017 - Saddleworth
28 photos
Whit Friday Band Contest Saddleworth - 2017
14 photos
Youngest daughter plays for Friezland Brass band and this was her first year playing the Whit Friday Band Contest in Saddleworth. I was lucky enough to get a seat on the tour bus and watch the play 6...
Whit Friday Band Contest and Walks - Saddleworth...
3 photos
Whit Sunday Walks - Royton 2017
9 photos
Cuckoo Day - Marsden - 2017
18 photos
The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring and each year the residents of Marsden mark the welcome change in the season with their Cuckoo Festival. Legend has it that the locals attempted to entrap the bird...
Lake District
36 photos
Wales
55 photos
Dove Stone Fire - Saddleworth - 25/03/2017
10 photos
Dovestones Fire - Saddleworth - 27/03/2017
9 photos
Iceland - February 2017
31 photos
I was lucky enough to spend a week in Iceland traveling around in a 4x4 camper van; the main objective was photography.
The weather was typical of winter in Iceland, but a huge storm was thrown in...
Yarn Spinner (Culvert) - Meltham
16 photos
Child Snatcher - Meltham
10 photos
Big Humpty - Manchester
8 photos
Diggle Wiggle Culvert
9 photos
The Dove Stones collection
150 photos
As I seem to spend a fair bit of time photographing Dovestones reservoir and it's surroundings I thought I'd creat a set just for these images.
Dovestones reservoir is one of 4 resevoirs in the Chew...
Grey Seals at Donna Nook - 2016
11 photos
Remembrance Sunday - Pots and Pans 2016
5 photos
Whit Friday Band Contest - Greenfield 2016
38 photos
Whit Friday Walks - Greenfield, Saddleworth 2016
7 photos
Farne Islands - 2015
32 photos
The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. There are between 15 and 20 islands depending on the state of the tide. They are scattered about 2.5–7.5 km...
The Cuillin Ridge - Skye 2014
12 photos
Scotland
69 photos
A general collection of photos taken on my travels through Scotland.
Oldham Leisure Centre
25 photos
The old Leisure Centre in Oldham has now closed and is to be demolished shortly. I was lucky enough to be allowed inside to take some photos.
I have spent a lot of time here in the past; my first...
Globe Mill
14 photos
In 1887 several small manufacturers in the Slaithwaite area joined forces to create the Globe Worsted Company, producers of textiles. They set about building a large mill, typical of the era, to...
Newsome Mill - Huddersfield
13 photos
Penny Rigg Copper Mill - Deep Adit
13 photos
Coniston Copper Mines - The Hospital Level
12 photos
Bandeath Munitions Depot
8 photos
Hollinwood Gas Holder
7 photos
"The 165ft tall gasholder, which holds 144,000 cu ft of gas, was the largest in the country when it was built in 1913. Consent was granted in November, 1992, for the storage of around 150 tonnes...
Red Barn Drain - Chadderton
22 photos
"Red Barn" drain carries the Wince brook through Chadderton
New Mills Culvert - Marsden
10 photos
A lovely 130 meter of the River Colne running under a mill in the Pennine village of Marsden
Bank Bottom Culvert - Marsden
21 photos
Llanberis Slate Quaries
10 photos
Whit Friday Brass Band Competition - 2015
25 photos
Often described as 'the greatest free show on Earth', the Saddleworth & District Whit Friday Brass Band Contests take place every year on the afternoon and evening of Whit Friday
From the...
Chew Reservoir Syphon
2 photos
Farne Islands, Bamburgh and Seahouses 2013
22 photos
The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. There are between 15 and 20 islands depending on the state of the tide. They are scattered about 2.5–7.5 km...
Scout Mine
4 photos
mine is a reasonable size; about 300 meters long and 100 meters wide. Many entrances are present; however the majority have either been mostly infilled, collapsed or are an ornamental feature in...
Longbank Sandstone Mine – Rawtenstall
6 photos
Williamsons Fire and Rescue Equipment
22 photos
Having lived in the Oldham area for well over 25 years Williamsons was a well known institution. Think of the BBC sitcom ‘Open All Hours’ with Albert Arkwright and Granville, add a dodgy till,...
Facit Sandstone Mine
16 photos
Tonfanau Military Camp
14 photos
Tonfanau Quarry
19 photos
Tonfanau quarry was run by Hanson last until it closed in 1998, most of the plant and machinery was removed at this time. However like many of the derelict quarries in the area it seems to still...
Moel Tryfan
12 photos
Aberdeen Crane Climb
5 photos
Not the best quality images due to the weather and opting for handheld over tripod.
The crane was visible from my hotel window so would have been rude not to see what the view was like from the top.
Walna Scar Slate Quarries/Mines
15 photos
Saddleworth Pill Boxes
11 photos
Boldovan / Strathmartine Asylum – Dundee
5 photos
"The Baldovan Institution was founded in 1852, mainly through the benevolence of Sir John and Lady Jane Ogilvy and from voluntary contributions and fees. It was established on the North bank of...
Broughton Mill Slate Mine
16 photos
There isn’t too much if any history on this green slate mine; the Duddon Valley however is one of the quietest and most unspoilt valleys in the Lake District National Park. Approximately 9 miles...
Lees Brook Culvert
5 photos
2013 Remembrance Day at Pots and Pans,...
12 photos
The monument on Pots and Pans is a war memorial constructed in 1923 and is sited so that it is visible from all the seven villages that comprise Saddleworth. It is situated approx 1200 feet above sea...
Grotton Hollow Culvert
10 photos
Reins Mill
22 photos
A pleasant 3 story mill in the village of Honley. As with all the previous visitors any history was hard to come by. The village as with many in the area were dotted with textile mills, and appears...
Bowden Hill Mine & Lime Kilns - Linlithgow
12 photos
The Bowdenhill limeworks (Bowdenhill Limstone Company) was owned by Mr Forbes of Lochcote and worked by Mr Rankin. Mining operations began around the 19th century, until 1901. The limestone was used...
Wasp nest
33 photos
I was lucky enough to catch the queen wasp starting to build her nest in the kids wendy house. Nest building was quick initially, but slowed down after a few weeks, a 2nd queen was squatting near the...
Victoria Arches - Manchester
16 photos
The Victoria Arches were a series of arches built in the embankment of the River Irwell in Manchester, and served as business premises, landing stages for Steam packet riverboats and as World War II...
Acres Brook Culvert – Stalybridge
22 photos
As with many sections of culverted rivers and streams there isn’t too much history. Acres Brook is a small tributary or the River Tame, the culverted section is approximately 500 meters long and...
Gatehead Mill - Saddleworth
5 photos
As with many of the smaller mills in Saddleworth there isn’t that much history about the place. It was used by Saddleworth Yarn Dyers up until 2000, which more or less when the neighbouring Bailey...
George Barnsley & Sons Ltd - Sheffield
13 photos
George Barnsley & Sons Ltd was founded in 1836 and specialised in tools for shoe makers and leather workers. The building closed around 2004. It's a fantastic place to wander around if for...
Derelict Industrial Buildings - Obrovac, Croatia
10 photos
The Fairy Hole - Saddleworth
11 photos
There are many local tales about this gritsone rift, but had never seen any photos before, was last in myself about 20 years ago, the passages are about 46 meters long and are 11 meters...
Diggle Brook Culvert
8 photos
As with many of these culverts there isn’t too much history to be found, the stone culvert was built at the end of 18th century to allow the building of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Construction...
Saddleworth Whit Friday Band Contest 2014 -...
20 photos
Greenfield Whit Friday Band Contest - Saddleworth...
19 photos
Often described as 'the greatest free show on Earth', the Saddleworth & District Whit Friday Brass Band Contests take place every year on the afternoon and evening of Whit Friday
From the...
Hanson Brick Works - Leeds
16 photos
Surveyors started at the site in 1958, and it seems building of the plant started in 1962 finishing sometime in late 1965 with production starting in 1966. It was built and operated by George...
Dyson Precision Ceramics - Sheffield
19 photos
The company was founded by John Dyson who began mining clay and making bricks in the early 1800s. From the very beginning the business was a success. The 1834 Sheffield trade directory lists -...
West Calder ROC Post
9 photos
Over 1,500 of these small bunkers were built at various points around the country during the Cold War. They were designed to house three members of the Royal Observer Corps, whose job it would be to...
Whit Walks - Greenfield, Saddleworth 2013
18 photos
Cuckoo Day - Marsden 2013
16 photos
This annual celebration welcomes the return of the cuckoo to Marsden with artistic workshops, an all-day craft fair, banner-making, a village procession, maypole and Morris dancing. The day...
Central Termica Power Station - Alcudia, Mallorca
20 photos
The Central Térmica Alcúdia (the old Alcúdia Power Station) near the port of Alcúdia was Mallorca’s main power station from the Sixties to the late Nineties when it was replaced by another...
Medlock Culvert - Manchester
14 photos
This section of the River Medlock is literally culverted under the Eastlands area of Manchester, it is reasonably short and sweet, about 600 meters long and is full of lovely Victorian Brick-Like...
Saddleworth Snow - March 2013
25 photos
Sheffield Crown Court
20 photos
Long Exposure
113 photos
If nothing else taking the night shots keeps me out the pub while I'm working away.
Still have a lot to learn, but enjoy trying to get a decent image.
Fletchers Paper Mill
74 photos
The history of Fletchers as a business can be traced back to 1829 and a company called Ralph Crompton & Nephews Bleachers and Papermakers in Stoneclough. A young Robert Fletcher began working...
Todmorden ROC Post
7 photos
Since its inception in 1925 as in integral part of the UK air defence system, the primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the...
St. Peters Seminary - Cardross
15 photos
St. Peter's Seminary is a disused Roman Catholic seminary near Cardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Designed by the firm of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia, it has been described by the international...
Dodge Hill Air Raid Shelter
14 photos
Building work commenced on Stockport's deep shelters in 1938 as war loomed large over the world. Opened in late 1939 after the out break of war, but still in the phoney war, three shelters where...
Crook Wood Slate Quarry - Duddon Valley
18 photos
There isn’t too much if any history on this quarry/mine; the Duddon Valley however is one of the quietest and most unspoilt valleys in the Lake District National Park. Approximately 9 miles long it...
Queensbury Tunnel
18 photos
Queensbury tunnel (2501yds) is one of the longest and deepest railway tunnels in England. It was on the G.N.R line serving the Northern industrial towns of Bradford, Halifax & Keighley, and was...
Wall Hill Mill - Dobcross
14 photos
Turner Brothers Asbestos & Textiles - Rochdale -...
17 photos
TBA was one of Greater Manchester's oldest firms and was forced to leave its hometown after more than 100 years. TBA Textiles Ltd has been based at the Turner and Newall factory in Rochdale since...
Echo Falls - Rochdale
9 photos
This fantastic little culvert was found last year by a local lad while out looking at something else, and was named after a bottle of wine.
Echo Falls was constructed on the site of a demolished...
Old Timber Workshops - Slaithwaite
12 photos
The old stone building use to house 3 joiners/cabinet making firms as well as an Auto Service company up until around 2004. The workshops have lain empty since then with the eclectic collection of...
Hartford Mill
27 photos
Built 1907 by the Hartford Mill (Oldham)Co Ltd. Extended 1920 and 1924. Closed 1959 and used by Littlewoods as a mail order warehouse until 1992.
Architect was F W Dixon, there were 120,000 spindles...
Chisworth Works (E.P Bray & Co), Glossop
12 photos
Appart from strange banging doors and wierd owl noises this was a nice explore.
Chisworth Works was built at the end of the 18th or in the early 19th centuries as a cotton band manufactory and...
Stalybridge New Tunnel
9 photos
The 6 miles 70 chains Micklehurst Loop was the product of the LNWR's need to quadruple its Diggle-Stalybridge line which was squeezed onto an alignment on the west side of the Tame valley. The loop,...
Ships Graveyard - Fleetwood
18 photos
There are between 15 to 20 boats in various states of disrepair, all are slowly rotting and sinking into the silt.
Skippool was once a bustling port where ships from Russia and Barbados would unload...
St Lukes Hospital - Huddersfield
17 photos
As you can see we take our urban exploring seriously! This place has been badly trashed by the metal thieves since it closed. Hardly worth a getting the camera out, but we enjoyed ourselves in the...
Cellars Clough Mills - Marsden
12 photos
The woollen mill was owned by Samuel Firth of Gatehead in Marsden, and opened in 1888. He also owned Holme Mill. By the 1960s, it was owned and run by Fisher, Firth & Co. which became Cellars...
Underground Oldham
118 photos
Various locations, the common theme is they are all underground in the Oldham and Saddleworth area. Drains, culverts, gritstone rifts, railway tunnels, reservoir overflows and air raid shelters.
Fletchers Mill - Greenfield
14 photos
As a business, Fletchers was established in the early 19th century as a paper bleaching and manufacturing company.
Towards the late 90’s the two mills of Robert Fletcher & Son Ltd started to...
Greenfield Whit Friday Walk - 2012
10 photos
Whit Friday is the premier day of Saddleworth’s year. The religious feast of Whitsun, also known as Pentecost, generally falls in late May or early June. It celebrates the coming of the tongues of...
2012 Cuckoo Day in Marsden - West Yorkshire
11 photos
Barnes Hospital
8 photos
Barnes Hospital, also known as Barnes Convalescent Home, in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England, is a former hospital. It is located near to the A34 road and is in the middle of the complex...
The Ice Factory - Grimsby
14 photos
April Gales - Saddleworth
5 photos
The Glossop chimney
4 photos
Fawley, Calshot and the New Forest
30 photos
A collection of images taken during my trips to the area on work, it keeps me entertained in the evenings.
Published Images
37 photos
I've been lucky enough to have has some of my images published over the years. From album and book covers, news papers, magazines, web sites as well as a few in books.
Clegg Street (Park Road) Railway Warehouse -...
60 photos
The Park Road, or more correctly Clegg Street, Railway Warehouse at Oldham was built in 1876 and although it often know as the London & North Western Railway warehouse it was actually built by...
Project 365
365 photos
Well I've thought about doing this for the last couple of years, so here goes; a photo a day for the next 365 days, started on 01.01.11.
There aren't many days of the year which I don't take a photo...
Black Dyke Mills Chimney
8 photos
Construction of the Black Dyke Mill in Queensbury was commenced in 1834 and was completed by 1851. The mill was originally built for the John Foster textile company; which has since left the site....
Remebrance Sunday - Pots and Pans 2011
8 photos
The monument on is a war memorial constructed in 1923 and is sited so that it is visible from all the seven villages that comprise Saddleworth. It is situated approx 1200 feet above sea level.
Every...
Combine Harvestor Graveyard
12 photos
If I think combine harvesters I can’t help thinking of the Wurzels 1976 hit “I have a brand new combine harvester” or I’d think of East Anglia or Kent where there are huge fields of cereals...
Uppermill Police Station (the old one)
6 photos
This was the Police Station for the 7 villages which make up the area known as Saddleworth; it’s situated just off the high street in the largest village of Uppermill.
Surprised I have struggled...
Goteborg - Sweden
24 photos
I had 3 weeks work in Gothenburg, my first visit to Sweden.
First impressions are the people are very friendly and helpful, the driving/traffic is some of the worst I have ever done, there are a...
Black and White
248 photos
My black and white images of all sorts, I enjoy using b&w and often take images with a view to converting them from colour.
Central Hydrolic Tower, Birkenhead
7 photos
Jesse Hartley, who was responsible for many of Liverpool's maritime structures - including the Albert Dock, designed the Central Hydraulic Tower and Engine House. Providing power for the movement of...
Pontins Holiday Camp - Jersey
17 photos
First opened in the 1920s and occupied during the war by the Nazis, this was the first of two holiday camps acquired by Pontins in Jersey. It was purchased in 1961 for £375,000 (equivalent to over...
Verdun - Artillerie Bunker
17 photos
The town of Verdun is situated in the Lorraine district in north-eastern France; the town has a long history of fortification and the ensuing battles.
From 1624 to 1636, a large bastioned citadel...
Dobcross Loom Works
35 photos
By far the most impressive building in Diggle is the Dobcross Loom Works; built in 1860 and located on the Canal side of Huddersfield Road about 300 yards from the junction with Standedge Road. For...
India Mill Chimney - Darwen
14 photos
India Mill chimney was the tallest and most expensive in the country when it was completed in 1867. And it’s still there!
The chimney is just over 85m high and dominates the Lancashire town of...
Liverpool and Birkenhead
62 photos
Various images taken while working in the area.
Saddleworth Show 2011
15 photos
One of the big events on the Saddleworth calander, a fun filled day for the family.
However this year the heavens opened (again) about an hour into the show; it was good to see that many people...
The Saddleworth Beer Walk - 2011
14 photos
The Beerwalk is now one of the biggest events on the Saddleworth calendar. Some fifteen hundred people in fancy dress walk the traditional eleven mile route through five villages and back, being...
Saddleworth/Marsden Moorland Fire
12 photos
A large moorland fire on the Lancashire/West Yorkshire border.
High on the Pennine Moors between Saddleworth and Marsden, this fire reaches as far as the A62, Pule Hill and the Stadedge Cuting and...
Langley Maltings, The Wolverhampton & Dudley...
11 photos
It is a striking building, rising from the side of the canal, the water at the base of its walls, and a feature of the canal walk from Oldbury locks to Titford Pool. The maltings were erected by...
Woodside Peregrine
4 photos
This is not what I usually expect to find at the base of a 240ft shaft, during and abseil inspection I heard flapping at the base and thought it would just be pigeons, was a amazed to see it was a...
Ashway Tunnel
13 photos
Situated over 1000ft above sea level, Ashway Tunnel must be one of the highest tunnels of significant length in England. It enters the hillside below the impress Ravenstones Crag and is fed by two...
Lydgate Tunnel
14 photos
Lydgate tunnel lies between Grotton and Grasscroft in Saddleworth and runs under the village of Lydgate.
When it was constructed it was the longest railway tunnel in the Oldham at 1335 yards....
Mullard radio astronomy observatory
8 photos
Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory (MRAO) is home to a number of large aperture synthesis radio telescopes, including the One-Mile Telescope, 5-km Ryle Telescope, and the Arcminute Microkelvin...
Central and Werneth Railway Tunnels - Oldham
10 photos
Originally opened in the 1860's for the Lancashire & Yorkshire railway, the 2 railway tunnels, Werneth & Central tunnel are situated between what was the Werneth & Oldham Mumps stations....
Butterhouse Tunnel
20 photos
Butterhouse Tunnel was the first structure encountered by westbound traffic on the Micklehurst loop which was a two-track ‘relief’ railway running along the east side of the Tame Valley,...
New Knoll Mill - Greenfield
10 photos
HISTORY
The Wellington/Knoll Mill complex was a huge site, but the majority of site was demolished early in 2010 and a Tesco store built; this opened in December 2010. Much of the historical...
Dovestones Overflow
5 photos
An often photographed feature at Dovestones Reservoir, nr Oldham.
I was lucky enough to be given a job to remove the vegetation from inside which gave me a unique perspective of the overflow.
The...
Insects
45 photos
One of my projects for 2009 was to attempt to take some better insect images, I have always been interested in these since I could turn my first stone over and see what was living underneath it
Buckton Vale Quarry
14 photos
Info about the quarries past and future is very vague “The quarry was involved in Gritstone and Sandstone extraction / processing. It sits below Buckton Castle (Which is a scheduled ancient...
Longfields/George Cocks Dyeworks - Linthwaite
14 photos
I’m struggling to get any history on these building, The dyeworks closed in the mid 90s and has been known as George Cocks Ltd or the Longfield Dyeworks. Currently the site has planning permission...
Fernhurst Mill
14 photos
Fernhurst Mill was built in 1905 and was one of many mills in the region designed by the Oldham architects Stott and Sons. Cotton production ceased in 1964 and in recent years the mill was home to...
Volcrepe - Glossop
14 photos
Volcrepe Ltd. was formed in 1931 and started its beginnings manufacturing rubber soles for footwear. In its later years it began producing specialist equipment to the Ministry Of Defence including...
Saddleworth Pubs
68 photos
This set is work in progress, it will have all the pubs in Saddleworth past and present eventually, before they all close down!
I think there are 41 which are still pubs, that includes Springhead,...
Slains Castle
13 photos
Slains Castle today is a slightly unsettling place. It comes as little surprise to discover that Bram Stoker, who stayed at the castle, used it as inspiration for his story of Dracula.
Greenfield Band Contest 2012
16 photos
Standedge Tunnels
7 photos
In November 1846, work started on the first of three Standedge railway tunnels. It was completed two years later at a cost of £201,608. Again the work was carried out by candlelight and over 150,000...
Bailey Mill
41 photos
An old derelict mill in Saddleworth which I enjoyed exploring. I think there is a stunning image to be had here; I just haven't found it yet!
Bailey Mill was run by Mallalieu's for a long time, but...
Westwood Mill
9 photos
Westwood Mill is a Grade II listed building and is privately owned by Michael Wilson Restorations. Permission was given in October 2005 for it to be redeveloped in a similar scheme to the nearby...
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
9 photos
Pyestock
5 photos
For over 50 years Pyestock was at the forefront of gas turbine development and was almost certainly the largest site of its kind in the world. V bomber, Harrier and Tornado engines were all...
Heyrod Power Station
9 photos
Preparations for a power station at Heyrod began in 1916 when 26 acres of land were purchased. The station was opened in 1926 by the Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Transport and...
Industry
55 photos
Images of power stations, quarries, refineries, factories etc. Although they are all man made and many say they are a blot on the landscape, they often have their own beauty, whether its through the...
St Johns Asylum
11 photos
St John's is the remains of the old mental hospital in Bracebridge, Lincoln. It closed in 1990. The remaining buildings are grade 2 listed; to date 2 seperate building companies have tried to...
Random Urban Explores
33 photos
Photos of derelict buildings and tunnels which are not included in other sets.
Cleethorpes at Night
14 photos
Saddleworth Show 2010
5 photos
St Athans Boy Village, Aberthaw
9 photos
Adjacent to Aberthaw Power Station and the Cement Works, the Boys Village, St. Athan opened in 1930 as a summer camp for the sons from families in the mining communities from South Wales Valleys. It...
The Chew Valley and |Standedge Crags
58 photos
Climbing images from just the Chew Valley and Standage area.
The crags are a mixture of natural edges and quarries, often set high on the edge of the moors around the villages which make up...
Saddleworth Beer Walk 2010
11 photos
The Beerwalk is now one of the biggest events on the Saddleworth calendar. Some fifteen hundred people in fancy dress walk the traditional eleven mile route through five villages and back, being...
Millenium Dome - Rope access used in the...
7 photos
The Millennium Dome, often referred to simply as The Dome, is the original name of a large dome-shaped building, originally used to house the Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the...
On the moors
36 photos
Images of wildlife, landscape and random items found on the moors around the area I live. All are taken in the Saddleworth area often when I'm out for a wander.
Flowers
45 photos
I have always had an interest in nature and enjoy taking images of flower, they are often easier to take than things with legs and wings!
It also a great way of identifying them at a later date.
Mull & Iona
10 photos
A small island off the West coast of Scotland, a fantastic place to visit, Iona is a smaller island next to Mull.
Around Grimsby area
19 photos
The Band Contest 2011 - Greenfield
8 photos
Whit Friday and Band Contest
10 photos
Whit Friday is the premier day of Saddleworth’s year. The religious feast of Whitsun, also known as Pentecost, generally falls in late May or early June. It celebrates the coming of the tongues of...
Wellington Mill - Knoll Mill
35 photos
Wellington mills in Greenfield, Oldham were built in 1852 for Shaw, Son and Lees cotton spinners who traded until 1858 and were the succeeded by N Broadbent and Sons until 1932 after which the...
Chester lead shot tower
8 photos
The tower was one of the earliest built to manufacture lead shot using the method pioneered in the 1780s by the Bristol inventor William Watts.
Molten lead was poured through a pierced copper plate...
In-situ gear in crags
11 photos
There is always a debate as to replace the rotting in-situ gear on the UK crags, and if so with what?
If I remember I take a photo of the old pegs, stakes and spanners!!
Mills in Oldham area
185 photos
Den Lane clean up
6 photos
On the 3rd of February 2007, 5 local climbers decided to clean up the local crag; which had fallen into disrepair over about a 20 year period. A porta-loo, various sections of cars, 2 rotten...
Egypt 09
8 photos
All from a family holiday to Makadi Bay
Food
23 photos
Alexandra Park - Oldham
8 photos
This is very near my office (when I'm there) and enjoy having a wander round here during my lunch break.
Maple Mill
10 photos
Failsworth
7 photos
Derker
5 photos
Malham Show 2009
12 photos
A proper village show, Malham is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, this annual event has everything from livestock to caked made by the local children.
A grand day out.
Derelict mill - Millbrook
5 photos
Garden and Home
38 photos
Just images taken in and around my house and garden, often when bored.
Sue's 40th meal/get together
1 photo
An enjoyable day, good to get together again for leftovers ;-)
Will edit the images as time goes by, but these are them for now!
Family photos
2 photos
2014 Calander
14 photos
2015 Calendar
18 photos
2017 Calander
24 photos
2018 Calendar
34 photos
2019 Calendar
31 photos
Work in progress
2020 Calendar
36 photos
2020 Family Calendar
12 photos
2021 Calander
23 photos
2022 Calendar
6 photos
Work in progress
2023 Calendar
11 photos
Work in progress
2024 Calendar
24 photos
Work in progress
2025 Calendar
8 photos
Work in progress