EAW006426 ENGLAND (1947). The Stonehouse and Nailsworth Branch Railway Line at Erinoid Ltd Lightpill Mills and environs, Lightpill, 1947
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| Title | [EAW006426] The Stonehouse and Nailsworth Branch Railway Line at Erinoid Ltd Lightpill Mills and environs, Lightpill, 1947 |
| Reference | EAW006426 |
| Date | 29-May-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | LIGHTPILL |
| Parish | RODBOROUGH |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 383874, 203803 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.2335318393384, 51.732251033722 |
| National Grid Reference | SO839038 |
Pins
 Frigg's Mill |
 John Reynolds |
Saturday 27th of November 2021 04:59:35 PM |
| LMSR Stroud Branch |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:34:34 PM |
| Fleece Inn |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:30:10 PM |
| Nailsworth Stream |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:24:14 PM |
| Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway, opened 1867, closed 1969. Passenger services ended in 1949. Now a cycle path - part of National Cycle Route 45 |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:21:40 PM |
| Dudbridge Road |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:14:28 PM |
| Cotswold Mills House
Grade 2 listed - English Heritage Building ID: 131300
C17. Rubble. Cotswold stone roof. Steep pitched gable. 3 storeys. |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:12:04 PM |
| Lightpill Mill - GL5 3QF
Grade 2 listed building - English Heritage Building ID: 131299
This image is looking towards the North with the West to the left.
Once a woollen manufacturer (Roberts, Jowlings &
Co., established about 1850), later home of Erinoid casein plastics made here for about 70 years from 1912. Casein plastic was popular for buttons and door handles due to the colours it took and its hardiness. Largely replaced by oil based plastics.
Principal range early C19. Hammerdressed rubble. Corrugated iron roof. 4 storeys. 10 ranges
1 mid-C19 ashlar attic dormer with clock and moulded gable coping taken on pilasters. Chimney at south end
Range to west at south end: mid C19. Hammerdressed rubble. Pitched slate roof with louvred skylights. 4 storeys and basement. 11 ranges of mullioned windows.
Industrial windows with glazing bars on 3rd floor. Arch with keystone in basement to take mill stream.
Range to east at north end: mid C19. Hammerdressed rubble. Pitched slate roof. 3 storeys. 9 ranges |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:08:01 PM |
| Fromehall Park. Home of Stroud RFC but here with soccer goalposts in place. |
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Sunday 11th of October 2015 08:33:56 PM |
| Erinoid sports ground. Gloucestershire County Cricket Club played a number of fixtures here 1956-63 |
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Tuesday 8th of July 2014 12:03:43 AM |