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A very foggy morning at Rocks by Rail Living Ironstone museum. Not sure which I prefer. Colour or BnW so I've posted both. See next image!
A train awaits its load of iron ore on a foggy night down in the quarry. Image taken during a Russ Hillier re-enactment photo charter at the Living Ironstone Museum, Cottismore. A hand held shot so some blurring in parts of the image but worth keeping just for the record I think.
This rickety fence is along side of the old track bed of the Rosedale Iron Railway
The Rosedale Railway was an 19.5-mile goods-only railway line running from Battersby Junction via Ingleby Incline, across the heights of the North York Moors in North Yorkshire, England to reach iron ore deposits in the remote hills of the Rosedale valley.
The first loaded train ran on March 27th 1861
More details can be seen here
www.rosedalerailway.org.uk/index.html
Happy Fence Friday
The yardman and footplate crew have a quick chat before moving the hopper wagons into position ready for the next load. Photo charter at Rocks By Rail Living Ironstone Museum Cottesmore Rutland.
The locos are prepared for the days operations hauling Iron ore from the quarry. Taken during a Russ Hillier photo charter at Rocks by Rail Living Ironstone Museum.
Yesterdays photo was high up in Rosedale where the mines and kilns were located. The ironstone was transported across the moor to the top of "The Incline" where the wagons were lowered to the bottom of the bank by cable. From there they were transported to Battersby station where they joined the main line.
This section of track, which is now a forestry track was the route to Battersby station.
The trees to the left are part of Battersby plantation.
More on the Ironstone Railway can be seen here
www.rosedalerailway.org.uk/page6.html
Battersby junction can be found under the story
This is the Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines where the ore was transported away on the Ironstone Railway In the North Yorkshire Moors National Park
Relics of the entire mining and refining process and the communities that worked there still remain at East kilns. Two monumental sets of calcining kilns can be seen for miles from across the valley. A chimney stands high on the moor and near-derelict cottages show that this was once a bustling centre of the industry with several hundred people working and living on the hillside
Processed as sketch/watercolour
This beautiful thatched cottage in the village of Cottesbrooke has been constructed from one of Northamptonshire's traditional building stones, ironstone. This is a sedimentary rock, rather like limestone, which contains a proportion of iron. In the 19th and early 20th centuries there were numerous small iron foundries in Northamptonshire, and the steel industry at Corby also utilised the local deposits.
There was a bitterly cold wind blowing but the rain had stopped. Not a day for a picnic lunch at this information point at the top of the Ingleby Incline. If you enlarge you can see the layout on the brown model on the picnic bench
The Ingleby Incline was part of the Ironstone Railway connecting the mines and kilns in Rosedale with the main railway line in Battersby
It was 1430 yards long starting at around 600 feet rising to 1370 feet on the moor. To steep for engines so trucks were lowered on wires resulting in many accidents. It closed in 1929
More details and pictures can be seen at www.rosedalerailway.org.uk/page18.html
The Ingleby Incline was part of the Ironstone Railway connecting the mines and kilns in Rosedale with the main railway line in Battersby
It was 1430 yards long starting at around 600 feet rising to 1370 feet on the moor. To steep for engines so trucks were lowered on wires resulting in many accidents. It closed in 1929
More details and pictures can be seen at www.rosedalerailway.org.uk/page18.html
Walking up the incline in the heat today reminded me of the rhyme
Oh, the grand old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again
And when they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down
And when they were only half-way up
They were neither up nor down
This photo was taken halfway up so I was neither up nor down
One more lilac...I promise it's the last. lol I just love them so much. The ironstone bowl is very old. I bought it from an antique dealer. I also love ironstone.
Have a great week everyone! I'm always amazed by the kindness of you flickr people! You're the bestest...seriously.
xo
textures: French kiss ty
looking across the bay to Anglesey and Puffin Island from the beach at Llanfairfechan in north Wales
If I can't live by the sea...then at least give me some snow!
I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas.
Texture by ruby blossom
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. 1 Corinthians 2:9
Rosedale lies in the centre of the North York Moors about nine miles North West of Pickering.
The iron mining and railway community came into being in the 1850's. It flourished for two or three generations but by 1929 had come to an end.
The East Mines were opened around 1859 and the ironstone was initially quarried from the hillside but soon tunnels were dug into the hillside.
At first the ironstone was transported by horse and cart from the mines to the railway at Pickering but it soon became clear that a railway of their own was needed.Plans were drawn up by the North Yorks and Cleveland Railway company to build a railway from Rosedale to the iron smelting works on the banks of the River Tees.The line was opened in March 1861
The coastal scenery between Skinningrove and Saltburn. The winding gear housing from the old ironstone mine is still visible on the clifftop.
Salt Lake is located in Australia's Eastern Desert. It is an internal drainage basin with occasional in-flows of water from Morden Ck (left mid ground) and Evelyn Creek (foreground) from the north. Mostly, it is a heart-shaped dry claypan.
Today, tourists in their 4WD vehicles pass through the area, exploring the desert landscapes of red dunes, striking geological structures, isolation, vast night skies and after variable rainfall, the living desert of colourful vegetation and abounding wildlife.
Their main route has a memorable name, Silver City Highway. This road can be seen in this photograph, passing through the dune field (right of image) and by the round Lake Cobham and onto the silver mining city, Broken Hill, 330 km to the south.
In the past, prospectors, miners and drovers were the itinerant travellers through the area, but with the advent of gas fields, geologists, surveyors, engineers, construction workers and long-haul truck drivers are more likely to be encountered.
Ian Stehbens
This is the old track bed of the Rosedale Ironstone Railway approaching Incline top where in 1920's there were 4 railwaymen houses in an area called Bloworth Gate.
The view from the bench is across the plain is towards the Pennie Hills. The updraft here is most notable when you sit on the bench even on a warn day
The full interesting story of the incline and the Rosedale Railway can be seen here. www.rosedalerailway.org.uk/page18.html
Happy Bench Monday HBM
Perhaps not looking their best at the moment against the sunburnt grass. I'm getting tired of posting so much beige!
The rich colour of the stone comes from its rich iron content - it's literally rust.
West of Banbury around the villages of Hook Norton and Wroxton were once huge ironstone quarries where the stone was extracted and burnt to release the iron ore. Now there is no sign at all of this industry, except often field after field that is lower than it once was, old lanes and farms raised up perhaps 10 feet or more above the surrounding land in what is now a deeply rural area.
Just another little Christmas still life. Everything just looks so pretty this time of year.
Hoping everyone is enjoying the holidays so far. They are calling for snow here next week. I'm hoping for a white Christmas!
Bullea Lake, when full, covers an area of around 1.3 sq km and is located in far western NSW. The lake is the centre of an arid catchment, an internal drainage area extending over 750 sq kms.
For thousands of years this area has been Wadigali (aboriginal tribe) country.
Located about 200kms north of Broken Hill, historically this lake was encompassed by the expansive run of Wonnaminta Station, a sheep station, its homestead being located to the south east. Currently the surrounding stations include 'Dalmuir' (cattle), 'Mt Arrowsmith' (sheep) and 'Boulia' (sheep).
This arid area features old ironstone longitudinal dunes, these red ridges being evident in the foreground. The dunes are static being fixed by vegetation.
There are tracks and roads through the area, but the straight line cutting across the terrain (left of photo) is a geological survey track created when geologists were surveying for oil and gas reserves.
This view is looking south, with Tartla Creek and Gum Creek flowing from the foreground to the lake, the two creeks joining prior to discharging into the Bullea Lake.
The isolated community of Milparinka is 50kms north of the lake, and a further 35 kms is Tibooburra. Tibooburra has an airfield, 2 hotels, general store, public school, an interdenominational church, National Parks & Wildlife Service office (Sturt National Park) and an Aboriginal Land Council office. It might be a long way from nowhere or anywhere, but it is worth the travel to explore the genuine "Outback".