loxley

1. The History A – Water purification plant B – Top Cabin mine C – Thomas Wraggs fire-brick factory D – Thomas Wraggs post-1960 factory E – Hepworth refractories/Storr's Bridge Works (Thomas Marshall’s) F – Admin Buildings G – Claremount House During the industrial revolution in 1800s, the...

History: This one has been covered many times, so I'll not go in depth with the history. But the site was used to produce refractory bricks and materials for the Sheffield steel industry. Closing in the 1990s, it has been on and off secured over the years with plans for homes to be built never...

1. The History From a 1936 O/S map: Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland Key: A - old southern adit B – main adit (manway ansd wagonway) C – incline boiler D – WW2 air-raid shelter During the industrial revolution in 1800s, the Loxley Valley became an important...

1. The History This place has been a pretty regular explore for me over the years so you can find the history bit on a previous report HERE 2. The Explore A relaxed wander on a spring day last year. It was easy access to the whole site like it has had been for a number of years. I’ve been...

Current State Unfortunately for anyone looking to visit the site now its been completely fortified with very high amounts of security including camera turrets and guard dogs roaming the private areas of the property. You can still walk along a public footpath that cuts straight through the...

The Lost Ganister and Clay Mines of Sheffield project: 2017 - to date: Part 1: Stocksbridge, Deepcar and Wharncliffe is HERE Part 2: Oughtibridge and Beeley Wood is HERE Part 3: Wadsley, Worrell HERE Part 4: Loxley Valley and Stannington This area differs quite markedly from the previous...

1. The History I’ll not go into the history again but there’s a pretty comprehensive one here on my old report HERE 2. The Explore Lost count of the times I’ve been here. It’s big, it’s trashed and it’s wide open. Reason I visit again and again is due to the over-changing graff. There’s three...

1. The History The Chapel was built in 1787 by the Rev Benjamin Greaves (the then curate of Bradfield) together with some of his associates. Shortly after its completion consecration was refused because the builders, for some unknown reason, would not install an east-facing window. It was...

1. The History During the industrial revolution in 1800s, the Loxley Valley became an important producer of refractory bricks for the Sheffield’s steel industry along with fireclay from Stannington’s pot clay mines. Pot clay is an ‘impure’ form of ganister and in the 1930s there were a total of...

1. The History I've been to this place a number of times so you can find the history of this place on this previous report HERE. 2. The Explore This area is a massive one, spread over three sites. Furthest down-stream is Storr's Fire clay works, across the river of another large set of brick...

1. The History The story starts with a mining boom in north-west Sheffield and the mining and the production of refractory bricks, which began in the late 1800s. Some joked that it resembled the Wild West as people rushed to cash in from the ganister that lay below their land. Ganister clay was...

First post in awhile.. Bromshall Tunnel. The 321yard Bromshall Tunnel although sometimes known as Bramshall Tunnel or Loxley Tunnel due to its close proximity to these respective villages, Opened in 1867 for the North Staffordshire & Uttoxeter Railway, The branch line ran from Stafford (Grand...

1. The History The story starts with a mining boom in north-west Sheffield and the mining and the production of refractory bricks, which began in the late 1800s. Some joked that it resembled the Wild West as people rushed to cash in from the ganister that lay below their land. Ganister clay was...

1. The History Formally located on Little Matlock Lane, Loxley, Sheffield, there is next to nothing on this place. 2. The Explore An archive explore from way back. Never posted this at the time, maybe because it was nothing special plus I could find no information on it. The best thing about...

1. The History Continuation of my earlier report on the Loxley Valley so please see HERE for a fuller history. Found a bit more info on the impact of the flood. The valley was badly hit by the Great Sheffield flood of 1864. Thomas Marshall & William Crapper, Clay & Brick Dealers, claimed £1,217...