Chaffers Siding gates closed

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270564

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ENE20150307008

Title

Chaffers Siding gates closed

Place

Nelson

General notes

This is where Barkerhouse Road crosses the railway line. The signal box was built in 1876 and demolished in March 1991 at the same time as the footbridge was removed. In 1986 the line between Colne and Nelson was reduced to a single track,so the photograph must date between that date and 1991.
The name Chaffers Siding comes from Benjamin Chaffer (1815-1883) who owned Catlow Quarries. Stone from the quarries was transported by road to Catlow Stone Works (formerly situated just behind where the photograph was taken prior to being loaded on trains to be used in buildings in Britain and abroad.

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Locator

Stanley Bracewell Collection Box 15 slide 363

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Place Names > Nelson

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