Top 5 Reasons NOT to Move to Sheffield
The reasons you should know moving to sheffield and why living in Hillsborough & steel city will make your life worse.
Sheffield is located in the south of Yorkshire, and this county is one the finest in England for being cold, rainy and damp. the south side is the scary part of Yorkshire, the east side of Yorkshire is one of the best, and west side is okay. The only thing good going for them is the peak district.
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Disused Canals - Cuckoo Way Walk Part 2 - Chesterfield Canal Missing Section Explore
Cuckoo Way Walk Part 2 - Disused Canals - Chesterfield Canal Missing Section Explore
Killamarsh to Kiveton Park via Norwood Locks and Norwood Tunnel.
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00:00 Intro
01:08 Recap of Part 1 - Staveley to Killamarsh
01:49 Start at Killamarsh Central Station
02:43 Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway Disused and Ruined Bridge crosses the canal.
03:13 Killamarsh Greenway & Town
06:38 Belk Lane Lock and Bridge
13:05 Norwood - 1833 Bridge
14:10 Norwood Locks
16:03 Norwood Tunnel Western Portal
24:26 Norwood Tunnel Eastern Portal - Kiveton Park
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We continue our walk along the missing section of the disused Chesterfield Canal, starting where we left off in part 1 - the old Killamarsh Central Station on the Transpennine Trail south of Sheffield.
We can follow the route of the old canal path for a while, until it is lost to a housing estate in the town of Killamarsh. Crossing Sheffield Road at the old Belk Lane Lock and Lock House, we pick up the disused hollowed out canal again.
It is only after we start to enter Norwood that we leave behind the urban sprawl and light industry and the charm of the old canal starts to shine through again. We pass under a small bridge dating back to the 1830s and then enter the series of 13 locks as we ascend the Norwood Lock complex.
At the top of the locks, we can see the old bricked up portal to the disused Norwood Tunnel. Left to ruin after a collapse in the early 1900s cut off this whole western section of the canal.
We then hike under the M1 motorway, over the top of the old Kiveton Park Colliery and Kiveton Community Woodland and meet up again with the canal as it would have emerged from the other end of the tunnel all those years ago.
From Kiveton Park onwards, the canal is fully restored all the way back to the River Trent.
And that concludes our 9 mile explore over 2 videos as the missing section of the Chesterfield Canal. The efforts to reopen this lost 9 miles is still underway and remains an ambitious task as can be seen in the two videos
For anyone interested in reading more about the restoration plans of the Chesterfield Canal, have a read of this link
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Chesterfield and the Lost Great Central Railway
In the first part of this series on Chesterfield's Lost Railways we look at the Lost Great Central Railway that once ran through the historic Derbyshire town.
Famed for it's croocked spire, Chesterfield once had 3 railway comanies and 3 railway stations dotted around the town. Today only the former Midland Railway station remains as Chesterfield railway station. The other two were Chesterfield Market Place (LD&ECR) and Chesterfield Central (GCR).
The Midland Railway arrived in Chesterfield in 1840 and the town has had a station ever since this time. The second railway to arrive in the town came in 1892 when the Great Central opened their Chesterfield Loop line from the main GCR mainline at Staveley. Their station opened simply titled Chesterfield but later changed it's name to Chesterfield Central. The station closed in 1963 and the route of the line became the A61 Chesterfield Relief Road.
Just the south of the station was the Chesterfield Tunnel. A 410 yard long tunnel that cut under the east of the town centre. The tunnel still exists under the town, sealed off at one end, but the south portal can still be partially seen.
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The 1892 date stone that sat above the north portal of the tunnel can be seen at Hollingwood Hub on the Chesterfield Canal, which was built into the abutments of the former bridge where the GCR crossed the canal. Link to Chesterfield Canal Trust Website -
After leaving the disused railway tunnel, the route is once again consumed by the A61 dual carriageway and the Horns Bridge Island roundabout. Horns Bridge was once a point where the 3 railway companies crossed on three levels. Today only the Midland remains and the viaduct and bridges have been knocked down. - almost all, that is.
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Disused Railway Explore - Killamarsh to Spinkhill Tunnel - LDECR Beighton Branch Part 2
Disused Railway Explore - Killamarsh to Spinkhill Tunnel - LDECR Beighton Branch Part 2
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We continue our explore of the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway (LD&ECR) Beighton Branch (or Sheffield branch). Starting from where we left off in Part 1 at the site of the former Upperthorpe & Killamarsh station, we continue south entering an impressive and atmospheric cutting.
As in part 1, we see an impressive collection of remains and left overs from a bustling railway era. As we continue on the short section between Killamarsh and Spinkhill we pass the former Westthorpe Colliery (closed in 1984) where the land and new vegetation around th old sidings reveal many hidden railway pieces.
Spinkhill station may have been closed for over 80 years, but the buildings remain as a private residence. Once through the station we pass under the Station Road bridge and begin our approach to the highlight of the explore - Spinkhill Tunnel.
Spinkhill tunnel opened in 1898 and is over 500 yards long. The track through the tunnel was lifted in 1967. However the trackbed that we have just arrived was able to enjoy a slightly extended life, serving the Westthorpe Colliery until it's closure in 1984.
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The Beighton Branch of the LDECR opened by 1900 and ran as a branch line from Langwith Junction in Nottinghamshire to Beighton Junction, near Sheffield - joining up with the Midland Railway and Great Central Railway to continue into Sheffield. It closed to passengers in 1939.
Sensible footwear is recommended on this route as the surface is mainly loose and very muddy in places.
00:00 Intro
01:24 Former Upperthorpe & Killamarsh Station site
08:38 Westthorpe Hills & old Westthorpe Colliery site
10:40 Westthorpe colliery former sidings - railway remains
13:19 Former Spinkhill Station
15:36 approach to Spinkhill Tunnel
17:20 Spinkhill Tunnel entrance
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Derbyshire Drive: Dronfield to Killamarsh
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Sheffield Lost Stations - Killamarsh Central Railway Station
We're continuing our series on the lost railway stations from the Sheffield area. We've just nipped over the border into Derbyshire and the village of Killamarsh.
Killamarsh Sation opened in 1892 as part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. It later transfered to what is commonly known as the Great Central Railway, which ran between London Marleybone, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester.
In 1950, the station was renamed Killamarsh Central, however in 1963 the station was closed to passenger traffic.
The abandoned station saw freight traffic until the early 1980s, when the trackbed was finally lifted.
In the modern day, the station sits on the hugely popular Trans-Pennine Trail path on the Sheffield to Chesterfield section. Cyclists, Runners and Walkers pass through the station every day to enjoy the traffic free route.
The northbound platform is still accessible to walk along and the old footbridge is now a public right of way to access the trail through the station.
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Disused Railway Explore - Old Great Central Railway, Beighton, Killamarsh. Trans Pennine Trail
We ditch the trail shoes and put on our hiking boots to see this old disused railway and abandoned stations. The former Great Central Railway between Beighton, Killamarsh and Renishaw is now a popular part of the Trans-Pennine Trail and National Cycle Network between Sheffield (South Yorkshire) and Chesterfield (Derbyshire).
Included in video
- Beighton Junction, Midland Railway
- Old iron bridge near Rother Valley Country Park
- Killarmarsh Central station - now abandoned and disused.
- Route of Chesterfield Canal
- Renishaw Central station
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Demolished Railway Station - Upperthorpe & Killamarsh #shorts
During an abandoned railway walk near Sheffield UK, we visited the site of the now
Demolished Railway Station - Upperthorpe & Killamarsh
Virtually no evidence remains of the station, which opened in 1898, but closed to passengers in 1930. The track was lifted in the 1980s. This once formed part of the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway (LD & ECR), on the branch line near Beighton. Known as the Beighton Branch.
This was one of three stations in Killamarsh, in North East Derbyshire.
Plenty of bricks scatter the site, which formed part of the old platform and station buildings. However the cutting in which the old station site is located has been victim to fly tipping and vandalism.
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Cuckoo Way Walk Part 1 - Disused Canals - Chesterfield Canal Missing Section Explore
Cuckoo Way Walk Part 1 - Chesterfield Canal Missing Section Explore.
In part 1 of our expore of the missing section of the Chesterfield Canal, we start at the end of already restored section at Staveley basin and follow the path of the abandoned canal through Renishaw and up to Killamarsh.
As a bonus, we also take a look at the former route between Renishaw and Killamarsh that was replaced with a straigher alignment with the arrival of the Great Central Railway.
The Chesterfield Canal Trust and Derbyshire Council have an ambitious plan to reinstate the missing section of approx 9 miles of disused canal. We look at the size of the task involved.
Chapters:
00:00 Staveley Canal Basin & intro
03:57 Staveley to Renishaw
06:42 Renishaw Restored Section & Old Ironworks
11:54 Former Alignment Pre-Railway
18:49 Arrival of the Railway (Renishaw to Killamarsh)
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NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE ROUND-UP
Hello NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE people!
It's been a while I know, but finally the NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE ROUND-UP video is here!
Using information that's been sent to me by all you lovely people out there, this is the video that catches all those comments and anecdotes and whatever else you wanted me to talk about, that I either missed or got wrong in the twenty four parishes of NORTH EAST DEREBYSHIRE!
In alphabetical order, I go through the district, from Ashover to Wingerworth and everything in between bringing the district to a close with all the extra information you lovely people out there have sent to me.
The long term plan for Derbyshire will see me hopefully begin AMBER VALLEY next year in early 2023, but for now, Derbyshire is on the backburner for a while as I concentrate on other areas.
I'll see you down the road.
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Disused Railway Explore - Rother Valley & Beighton Junction Sheffield - GCR, LD &ECR
Join me on another disused railway explore as we look at some old abandoned sites around the Rother Valley and Beighton Junction near Sheffield. All sights in the videos are shown on a map, so you can go and see them for yourselves.
00:00 Intro
02:58 Beighton Castle and old North Stavely Curve/Coking Plant/Midland Junction (River Rother)
06:03 Disused Great Central Line remains
08:55 Great Central Railway old girder bridge over Midland Railway
09:58 Killamarsh Junction and Demolished Signal Box Remains
12:11 Norwood Colliery Line Old Brick Viaduct remains
15:34 River Rother Three Disused/Missing Bridges
17:22 Junction/Crossover of Great Central and LD&ECR lines
20:00 LD&ECR bridge over Norwood Branch
23:24 LD&ECR abandoned Jackdaw Viaduct & Girder Bridge (LD&ECR crosses Waleswood Branch)
25:12 Killamarsh Central Old Signal brackets and remains
We are looking spefically at a small section of land in the Rother Valley - which lies between Sheffield, Rotherham and Chesterfield on the borders of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
Historically, this area was a busy hub of collieries, plants and railway yards. All served by a vast network of lines.
We look at the two main lines that ran through the valley
- Midland Railway (the old road is still in use today and carries freight to avoid Sheffield and the odd passenger train)
- Great Central Railway - now disused and repurposed into a thriving trail (Transpennine Trail)
Threading between the two main lines were a network of branch lines. The main one being the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway (LD&ECR). It is this line which leaves behind some of the most interesting features.
We start by looking at a old photo from the 1950s of a once impressive junction (Midland Line & North Staveley Curve) and comparing it to today - a shadow of it's former self.
We take a walk down the old track beds and take a closer look at some of the old bridges & viaducts (some in not so great shape), some missing completely.
In the undergrowth, if you are prepared to explore further, you will find countless examples of old signal gantries, sleepers, telegraph poles and even a demolished signal box - wreckage left to be reclaimed by nature.
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Beighton Castle Old Photo - author unknown, but taken from Old Beighton Facebook group.
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The Creepy Lamppost in the Woods
Disused Railway Explore LD&ECR Beighton Branch - The Spinkhill Lamppost Mystery
***link to previous video on the LD&ECR
I take a walk along the former Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway between Killamarsh and Spinkhill (also known as the Beighton Branch) - on the outskirts of Sheffield.
Situated just outside the old station at Spinkhill is the the entrance and junction to Westhorpe Colliery, which closed in the 1980s. Up until it's closure, the line was still used by freight trains as far as Spinkhill to access the colliery.
Now claimed by nature, the area of the old sidings hide left over railway infrastructure such as sleepers, concrete installations, signalling timbers. Now dwarfed by the surrounding trees is an old double lampost. Looking rather out of place and lost, this abandoned piece of one busy yard remains untouched, but well hidden in the foliage and rows of Silver Birch trees.
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Disused Railway Walks - Great Central Railway Explore - Renishaw Central to Staveley Derbyshire
Disused Railway Walks - Great Central Railway Explore - Renishaw to Staveley
Another disused railway explore of the former Great Central Railway in Derbyshire. We run from the old Killamarsh Central Station and start our explore from the site of the demolished Renishaw Central station.
Renishaw station opened in 1892 as 'Eckington & Renishaw' and co-existed just up the road from the Midland Railway station of the same name. In 1950, the name was changed to 'Renishaw Central' to distinguish it from it's nearby competitor. The station was sat just to the west of the Staveley Ironworks, which had multiple lines serving it from both the GCR and Midland.
In 1963, the station closed to passengers, although the line was still used for some freight services for many years after. The track was lifted on this route in the 1980s.
We take a look at the old station site and find some ruins in a piece of wastland adjoining the station. We then follow the old track bed a few miles south until we reach the busy railway junction town of Staveley.
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00:00 Intro
01:51 Former Renishaw Central Station
07:01 Discareded remains of station
09:14 Leaving Renishaw
10:22 Line to Staveley
14:33 Approaching Staveley
16:30 Throat of former Staveley Central/Staveley Town station
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Sheffield's Lost Stations - Park Goods Station
Sheffield's Lost Railway Stations - Park Goods Station
Welcome to a new series and part 1 in the story of some of Sheffield's lost railway stations.
Sheffield is a large city in the north of England and has a deep and rich industrial history - and with that, a one time expansive railway system of lines, yards and stations.
We kick off with the Park Goods Station. Part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway - later Great Central Railway. The station is located on the side of the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal's Victoria Quays canal basin. Which back in the day was a key cog in moving items around the country.
Old photos shows stacks of wagons queuing on top of the railway arches where the yard and station once stood - alongside cranes on the wharf side ready to move goods between the railway and the canal. The depot mainly dealt with coal and lime to and from the many local collieries.
We can walk alongside the retaining wall, archways and on top of part of the station. Alongside the canal are the bridge piers from the railways approach to the station.
The station closed in the 1960s where the railways moved the the Grimethorpe and later Tinsley yard for their frieght handling.
We also see some old photos and maps of the neighbouring City Station, which was part of the Londond & North Western Railway. This say where the Sheffield Parkway and Park Square roundabout sit. Nothing is left of this old station now.
Many of Sheffield's former railway goods stations are now long gone. Bridgehouses, which pre-dated the Victoria Station, Wicker & Nunnery are all close by.
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Sheffield Disused Railway Explore - Penny Engine Railway, Plumbley + Old Tramway
Sheffield Disused Railway Explore - Penny Engine Railway, Plumbley Railway + Old Tramway
We go on another UK disused railway explore in Derbyshire as we look at the route of the former Penny Engine Railway (Penny Railway), or Plumbley Railway as it was also known between Renishaw and Eckington near Sheffield.
The line leaves the old Midland Railway just north of the former Renishaw and Eckington Station, before passing over Renishaw Golf Club. It then disects the town of Eckington before curving into the beautiful Eckington Woods in the Moss Valley. The line terminates after a few miles at the Seldom Seen Engine House, Plumbley Colliery Seldom Seen Shaft complex.
The Penny Engine Railway opened in 1873, funded and built by the owners of the Plumbley Colliery. It closed in 1901 when the colliery fell into financial hardship.
Much of the line has been reclaimed by gardens and buildings, however evidence of bankings and bridges are still in existence.
Although the railway was primarily to transport coal, the line got it's name as passengers would be charged one penny to travel to the mainline station at Renishaw and Eckington.
Just under a mile further up the Moss Valley is the route of an old tramway, which we understand was part of the Westwell colliery. We take a look at the route that is detailed on old maps and still clearly visible now.
00:00 Intro
03:07 Renishaw Colf Course
09:15 Eckington
10:50 Eckington Woods
15:21 Plumbley Colliery and Seldom Seen Shaft/Engine House
18:30 Old Plumbley Tramway
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DRONFIELD: North East Derbyshire Parish #24 of 24
Lying in the valley of the River Drone between Chesterfield and Sheffield this one means “open land infested with drones”. It’s the only town in North East Derbyshire and has existed since before the 1086 Domesday Book. In 1662, Charles II granted the town a market, although this later ceased.
The industrial history of the town includes coal mining, the wool trade, the production of soap and steel, and engineering. Today a range of manufacturing firms still operate in the town. The Wilson-Cammell steelworks was built in the town in 1872–3, following the completion of the Midland Main Line through the town in April 1869.
Its prosperity was short-lived. Its site had limitations that could not compete with low-cost coastal locations, and in 1883 production moved to Workington in Cumbria. 'Dronnies' as the people of Workington called the newcomers, formed Workington AFC in 1888
Since 1972 it has been twinned with Sindelfingen in Germany. Henry Fanshawe School has an annual student exchange with a school in Sindelfingen, which helps establish links between the young people in the two towns. The Peel Monument, situated on the town's High Street, was built in 1854 out of gritstone as a tribute to Sir Robert Peel, to commemorate his repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. The monument is very distinctive, and is often portrayed in images of the town.
Perhaps though a sporting connection to Sheffield makes this place stand out, one which once enticed Brazilian legend Pele, to come for a visit. Welcome to DRONFIELD.
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FLEDBOROUGH: Bassetlaw Parish #33 of 66
Ever heard of Gretna Green? You likely will have, it's probably one of the most famous locations in all of Scotland, and it's just over the border from Cumbria, England. It was made famous by the ease in which runaway couples could go to the place to get married, usually in secret. You will for sure, know the place I'm talking about, but have you ever heard of Gretna Green of the Midlands?
Well, after watching this you will have. This village would appear to be nothing more than just a mere speck on the beautiful landscape of Eastern Bassetlaw if you look at the map with an untrained eye. Dig a little deeper though, and you'll find that this narrow, elongated slice of land with a population of no more than 50 people, plays host to two amazing landmarks, one of which was constructed using nine million bricks!
Gretna Green of the Midlands is the nickname for the village, thanks to the church of St Gregory which in the 1800s had a Reverend from whom it was so easy to obtain a marriage license, the similarity with Gretna Green in Scotland came about. The church is redundant, being one of the many in the area looked after by the Conservation Trust, but the history surrounding this one is amazing!
Similarly, so is the history surrounding the old abandoned railway line to the South of the village which is now a cycle route. The line still has some old abandoned station platforms and even a signal, as well as the impressive 59 arch viaduct that spans the River Trent! I had to borrow Hannah's bike to check it out, it was not to be missed!
For a small village, this one's got plenty! Welcome to FLEDBOROUGH.
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Disused Railway Explore - Barlborough - LD&ECR Beighton Branch
Disused Railway Explore - LD&ECR Barlborough - Beighton Branch
We explore the disused LDECR (Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway) Beighton Branch between the M1 motorway at Barlborough and Sheffield Road at Renishaw, Derbyshire.
A short section that is a little off the beaten path, with minimal footpaths on the trackbeds compared to other sectoins of the line.
We look at a few old bridges and an old platelayers hut left for nature to take over.
The LD&ECR Beighton Branch closed in sections, with this section closing in 1967.
As well as the old LDECR, we also can see remains of the Cottam colliery and Hazels Brickworks nearby, which had links to the main line. Remains of the old engine house can be found in a field close to the line.
00:00 Intro
00:33 - LDECR
03:25 - Disused Bridge
08:05 - Abandoned Hut
16:17 - Cottam Colliery Engine House
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However due to Covid restrictions, I found a new interest in researching and exploring old abandoned places - railway lines, canal, woodland, parks to name a few.
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