tarboat's photos with the keyword: norbury

Chaos at Norbury Crossing on the Buxton (ex LNWR) branch.150 124 is flagged past the home signal at danger after electrical failures caused signalling and gates to become inoperable. The narrow and awkward location for road traffic meant complete gridlock and it took some time for the vehicles to be extricated to use alternative routes. This is the second time that this has happened in the past week and clearly the engineers have no idea where the intermittent problem lies.

They are building a new road near where I live and tonight I went for a mooch to see how they were getting on. The new footbridge over the brook has become one that can accommodate vehicles. At least it had a rainbow watching over it.

Whilst out walking this morning I found a brick on the spoil tip of Middlecale Colliery bearing the letters "N C" which stands for "NORBURY COLLIERY". The works was behind the Robin Hood pub on the A6 heading up towards High Lane. This brick must date from no later than 1878 when the Middlecale Pit closed.

Held up by the crossing on my way home this afternoon, I decided it was time for a view of the crossing cabin as the train passed. The 150 unit seen here is heading for Buxton. The crossing is expected to remain with hand operated gates until at least 2025.

The electrical wire and cable firm W.T. Glover was founded in 1868, with premises at the Bridgewater Street Iron Works in Salford. The founder, Walter T. Glover saw the potential for applying this technology to the electric cable industry and formed the Salford Electrical Wire Works, in association with the Bridgewater Street Iron Works. The company made cotton-covered and braided, insulated copper wires for use on bell, signalling and telephone circuits. Glover's then began to make and sell the associated cable-making machinery. As trade expanded the company required more space and in 1880 opened the Springfield Lane Cable Works. In 1898 Glover's became a limited company and moved to Trafford Park. It secured the exclusive rights for the supply of electricity to all the roads, streets and premises of Trafford Park. In June 1919, Glover’s were taken over by Vickers Ltd. Although Vickers held the majority of the shares, Glover's kept its name and management. In 1929 the Vickers group was reorganised and the shares in Glover’s were secured by Sir Tom Callendar of Callendar Cable and Construction Co. Some shares later went to W. T. Henley’s Telegraph Works Ltd. and British Insulated Cables. The Trafford Park factory was closed in 1970, but the Glover brand continued as part of BICC. This electrical cabinet is on Waterloo Road off High Lane and was manufactured by the Glover company which placed its name and winged cable logo at the top of the door. Also on the door are the initials representing Hazel Grove & Bramhall Urban District Council lighting department. More on W. T. Glover at www.mosi.org.uk/media/33870648/w.t.gloverandco.ltd.pdf Images of the works and contracts albeit with some rather dubious captions. www.historypin.org/attach/uid39365/tours/view/id/3185/title/WT%20Glovers%20in%20Trafford%20Park

It draws your eye to the brick-lined tunnel from which the ochrey water is running. Norbury Colliery pumping adit outlet is discharging minewater that has risen up the shaft of the pumping pit from a depth of around 900ft. The colliery closed in 1892.