Скачать или смотреть Rest Day Worked: Hucknall Colliery Signalbox - 1983 to 1986 (Re-uploaded with watermark)

A selection of photographs I took whilst on-duty between 1983 and 1986.

The last train left on a rainy evening of 31st October 1986 and within minutes the box was stripped bare of components, leaving the remainder of the structure to be set alight by local dickheads on Bonfire night. As an LDC rep I requested it be boarded-up. Linby struggled on for another 2 years to 1988. Only the 2 Linby boxes escaped and I was one of a few people who kept an eye on them so they could later be rescued and moved to the Midland Railway Centre. Shame Hucknall never made it. So many of these architectural gems have been wrecked snd lost.

The area had a "country" atmosphere even though it wasn't far from the town centre. The last few photos after 1992 speak for themselves in showing the local deterioration and vandalism as the town slowly morphs into a slum overspill for Nottingham City. - Cultural changes since 1984 and the loss of the work ethic following pit-closures have been quite tangible. In 10 years time I'm sure the once-independent area will be comparible with other areas such as Broxtowe, St Anns and the Meadows. No one seems to give a shit.

Dedicated to Harry Kerry (in the video), Colin Done and other true gentlemen I had the honour to work with
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Watermarking:
Apologies for the watermarking. It is with huge regret that I've had to re-upload my content with a watermark across the images. This has been necessary due to a several instances this year (2024) of 3rd party claims of ownership over my own content (image theft). This includes someone apparently lifting images or content and distributing via DVD without attribution. Previously I've been happy to share and share for everyone's benefit without watermark, but when other people claim ownership over my content then action is necessary. All previous videos are retained but set to private access only to facilitate copyright claims should they appear elsewhere.