carosio Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 On 23/07/2024 at 09:50, hillsbro said: Yes, it was the No. 54 Rivelin Dams bus from Leopold Street. The little wooden café had swingboats in the field behind. Swingboats were an old Rivelin tradition; this 1907 postcard view shows them adjacent to the newly-built bridge on the "double bend". Yes, that's Glen Bridge, just that the bends are clipped out of the shot. The building is the forge with the water wheel, which was still there after the building was demolished. Later, the water wheel (Upper Cut Wheel?) disappeared, don't know why. A stone bus shelter was built in place of the swing boats and a police box was opposite on the other side of road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 13 hours ago, Cody's Granddad said: So that makes sense but where is the hill on that bend shown on the pic The hill going up to Stannington - somewhat less populous back in 1907. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 11 hours ago, Longcol said: The hill going up to Stannington - somewhat less populous back in 1907. Yes, you can also see what I think are the protective cages for the saplings positioned on the footpaths. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar2157 Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 Yes interesting to see that - and still there - as todays' huge trees,. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, carosio said: Yes, you can also see what I think are the protective cages for the saplings positioned on the footpaths. Yes, the cages protecting the young trees can also be seen in this 1908 view of the Spooner's Wheel mill, where the paddling pools were built in 1950-51. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, hillsbro said: Yes, the cages protecting the young trees can also be seen in this 1908 view of the Spooner's Wheel mill, where the paddling pools were built in 1950-51. Amazing photo. Thank you Mr. H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Those stone walls were new then, wonder how much they would cost today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 31 minutes ago, Padders said: Amazing photo. Thank you Mr. H. The pond for Spooner's Wheel was where the children's playground is now. Here is a 1905 view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Possibly before the road had opened. Wonder if that building suffered from penetrating damp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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