COLNE PARADE 1966 : steam wagon : Lancashire UK : (photo 1 of 2)
My hometown is Colne, and this is one of my photos of the town's annual Gala Parade, usually held in June and, in 1966 at least, graced by lovely warm weather.
Location is along the main street, Albert Road at Duke Street, just before the parade would pass the impressive Co-op building and then the Municipal Hall and Library..
Of particular interest to me is the cream and green steam wagon/lorry on the left; an "undertype" of freight lorry dating back to the 1920's and part of the 'Tom Varley Collection' at his steam museum in nearby Gisburn...you can see the steam plume emitting from the top. The cab doors have been opened wide to let out the heat that would be radiating from the steam boiler
Altogether not too much different from a 1920's scene...just a few giveaways.
Buildings are of millstone grit, a hardy light brown stone quarried locally that has been stained black by the smoke and soot emissions from the many steam-powered cotton mills in the town; all emphasized by the often-renewed light-coloured pointing between the blocks of stone.
Epson V500 scan of a 35mm Agfacolor slide
COLNE PARADE 1966 : steam wagon : Lancashire UK : (photo 1 of 2)
My hometown is Colne, and this is one of my photos of the town's annual Gala Parade, usually held in June and, in 1966 at least, graced by lovely warm weather.
Location is along the main street, Albert Road at Duke Street, just before the parade would pass the impressive Co-op building and then the Municipal Hall and Library..
Of particular interest to me is the cream and green steam wagon/lorry on the left; an "undertype" of freight lorry dating back to the 1920's and part of the 'Tom Varley Collection' at his steam museum in nearby Gisburn...you can see the steam plume emitting from the top. The cab doors have been opened wide to let out the heat that would be radiating from the steam boiler
Altogether not too much different from a 1920's scene...just a few giveaways.
Buildings are of millstone grit, a hardy light brown stone quarried locally that has been stained black by the smoke and soot emissions from the many steam-powered cotton mills in the town; all emphasized by the often-renewed light-coloured pointing between the blocks of stone.
Epson V500 scan of a 35mm Agfacolor slide