Woodhead Station, Cheshire
Photographed by Newton in May 1903, this rather atmospheric and picturesque location is the site of the Great Central Railway's station at Woodhead, Cheshire. A proud railwayman stands impassively on the platform, as the west portals of the Woodhead tunnel disappear into the Pennine rock beyond. In 1912, a three year project was begun to increase the width of one of the tunnel's vertical shafts, a £12,000 scheme intended to improve the tunnel's inadequate ventilation. See on Route Map
Digital Reference: L2376
Creator: Newton, S. W. A. - May 1903
Contributor: Leicestershire County Council
Type: Black and white
Format: 119mm, 162mm
Copyright: Leicestershire County Council
Source: S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland (copy of glass plate negative, part of S. W. A. Newton Collection)
Identifier: Newton - W 2/3
OS Reference: 411300 399800
