scalford

1. The History The site of the former brickworks lies just north of Scalford in Leicestershire, next to a bridge on the minerals rail line (a.k.a. the ironworks line). Lion Brickworks opened in 1875 with the nearby railway line providing links to the local quarries. A row of six cottages to the...

Hose (Long Clawson/Scalford) Tunnel ° Opened: 1879 ° Closed: 1964 ° 834 Yards Long. The History : Great Northern and Midland railways secured Parliamentary approval for a new railway line from Newark to Melton Mowbray in 1872. The following year, a further section was authorised, extending...

History taken from the encyclopaedia of @HughieD The site lies just North of Scalford in Leicestershire, next to a bridge on the minerals rail line (a.k.a the iron-works line). Lion Brick-works opened in 1875. The nearby railway line provided links to the local quarries. One legacy of the brick...

1. The History The site lies just north of Scalford in Leicestershire, next to a bridge on the minerals rail line (a.k.a. the ironworks line). Lion Brickworks opened in 1875. The nearby railway line provided links to the local quarries. One legacy of the brick works in Scalford itself is a house...

Scalford Hall, on the outskirts of Scalford village near Melton Mowbray, was an Edwardian mansion house. In the 1940s it was the home of Colonel Colman, of the Colman's mustard company. The Colonel was a friend of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, and throughout their much publicised...

For some unexplained reason, we keep finding derp hotels lately. Now, this place is not epic by any means, but I can see that it would be goonified if posted elsewhere. Plus it's something new and local to me, so it was worth a shot. This place was also very fresh, having gone into liquidation...

Hello!! Just another quick report from me for today, must admit the photos of this place barely even show what it looks like at all - other posts do that just fine - as I aim mostly for shots that please me from an artistic standpoint. History I couldn't find much on this at all, but this is...

I can't find much on this place. It was a nice explore, despite the crap weather. Explored with The Shepshed Diamondback and a non member. (1) (2) (3) Over complicated roof beams (4) (5) (6) The Brick Kilns (7) (8) (9) The Stores (10)...

Cant find a lot of info on this one. Eastwell road, Scalford, Leicestershire, Nov12 Scalford brickworks, possibly lions bricks, next to a bridge on the minerals rail line, sometimes known as the ironworks line, in Nothern Leicestershire. This place could have opened in 1875, and closed in the...