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I spotted this structure in the village of Slaidburn and was intrigued as to its purpose. The sign says 'St John Ambulance'. After asking around the answer is that it is a St John’s Ambulance box. This once stored first aid equipment including a stretcher. This box was placed there way back by the Clitheroe St John Ambulance - Slaidburn being a very isolated village was one that needed such a facility - it was maintained for many years by the local Division who kept it stocked. Originally it would have had a key in a case attached to the door so it could be unlocked in an emergency. With better access by the Ambulance service and a GP facility in the village it eventually fell into disuse. However the box was considered of significance by local people who took on the responsibility for keeping it in good repair. These boxes which came in several sizes, were once to be found at many locations around the country before emergency services became more mobile.

The construction of the Stocks Reservoir was undertaken by the Fylde Water Board between 1921 and 1932. Stone for culvert arches and elsewhere in the works was obtained from Jumbles Quarry which was opened out high up above the reservoir site. A three foot gauge railway was constructed to move the stone and a standard gauge steam rail crane by Smith of Rodley was installed in the quarry. Stone for aggregate was first exposed here in September 1925 and larger stones were being quarried by March 1926. On completion of the reservoir the quarry was abandoned and now, nearly seventy years later, the tracks and crane are still there. Apart from the cylinders which have been removed, the crane is remarkably intact, probably due to the remote and inaccessible location.

The construction of the Stocks Reservoir was undertaken by the Fylde Water Board between 1921 and 1932. Stone for culvert arches and elsewhere in the works was obtained from Jumbles Quarry which was opened out high up above the reservoir site. A three foot gauge railway was constructed to move the stone and a standard gauge steam rail crane by Smith of Rodley was installed in the quarry. Stone for aggregate was first exposed here in September 1925 and larger stones were being quarried by March 1926. On completion of the reservoir the quarry was abandoned and now, nearly seventy years later, the tracks and crane are still there. Apart from the cylinders which have been removed, the crane is remarkably intact, probably due to the remote and inaccessible location.

A medium sized single pot draw kiln on the edge of the moorland above Stocks Reservoir. The old Ordnance Survey maps mistakenly show the pot and describe it as a shaft rather than a kiln.

Bevel gears and small flywheel on the steam crane remains at Jumbles Quarry. The crane was supplied by Smith of Rodley for the construction of the Stocks Reservoir.

The construction of the Stocks Reservoir was undertaken by the Fylde Water Board between 1921 and 1932. Stone for culvert arches and elsewhere in the works was obtained from Jumbles Quarry which was opened out high up above the reservoir site. A three foot gauge railway was constructed to move the stone and a standard gauge steam rail crane by Smith of Rodley was installed in the quarry. Stone for aggregate was first exposed here in September 1925 and larger stones were being quarried by March 1926. On completion of the reservoir the quarry was abandoned and now, nearly seventy years later, the tracks and crane are still there. Apart from the cylinders which have been removed, the crane is remarkably intact, probably due to the remote and inaccessible location.