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Photos of Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, England In
1801, there were only 216 people living in Swadlincote. Over the next
100 years, employment created by collieries, potteries and pipeyards saw
the population rise to over four thousand by 1901. By then, Swadlincote
had merged with the fast-growing neighboring settlements of Woodville,
Newhall and Church Gresley to form an urban area. |
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Description : The town of Swadlincote as seen approaching from Woodville
on Derby road (A514) |
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Description : Emmanuel
Church Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-09 Exact Map Location : Click HERE Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : Emmanuel parish Church was built in 1846, the parish church of Swadlincote, designed by Derby architect Henry I. Stevens. Swadlincote was not a parish until 1846. |
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Description : High Street Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-06 Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : This is the main shopping street in Swadlincote with a wide variety of shops. |
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Description : Co-op
building Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-11 Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : This very decorative building on West street was once the Co-op Branch No. 9 and it was built in 1915. |
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Description : The
New Empire |
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Description : Wesleyan methodist church Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-01 Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : This nonconformist chapel on West street was built in 1863 on the site of an earlier chapel of 1816. The building is in excellent condition with an organ from 1905. It is located just down the road from Sharpe's pottery resource centre. |
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Description : The
town hall Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-05 Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : Swadlincote Town Hall was built in 1861 by public subscription. Below the clock face is the slogan "Time the Avenger" The town hall is on West Street which is the main shopping street of Swadlincote. |
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Description : Maurice
Lea park
fish pond Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-10 Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : Maurice Lea Park was completed in 1929 and opened in 1930. Its site was part of Gresley Common, which had become totally degraded by clay and coal extraction. It was paid for by Herbert Lea, a successful businessman and native of the area, in memory of his son Maurice who was killed in the first World War. The plaque on this pond reads.. "Presented by Mrs Charles E. Robinson on behalf of the girl guides of the district as a memento of the life and reign of King George V. May 30th 1936" |
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Description : Swadlincote
ski centre Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-10 Exact Map Location : Click HERE Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : This Ski slope has been in Swadlincote for many years now and it is well known in the Midlands. It has a nursery slope and a main run of over 160 metres. There is also a 650 metre toboggan run which winds its way down the ski slope which you can see snaking around the left of this photo. The centre is located on the rather aptly named Hill Street. |
Sharpe's
Pottery Resource Centre Sharpe's Pottery was one of the earliest pottery works to be built in the South Derbyshire district. It was founded in 1821 by Thomas Sharpe as a diversification from his main business of farming. Coarse domestic yellow ware in a variety of forms, including a decorated type known as "Mocha Ware", was produced in the early years. In
1855 the WC pan 'Flushing Rim' was patented by Sharpe's, establishing
Swadlincote as a world leader in the manufacture of sanitaryware for the
next 100 years. A Sharpe's water closet was regarded as a status symbol
in Russia. In its later days, Sharpe's specialised in bespoke items which
the large companies of Stoke on Trent would not entertain After
almost three years of hard development work, a grant of £942,500
for the repair and conversion of Sharpe's Pottery has was awarded by the
Heritage Lottery Fund, who had previously given £54,000 for the
working up of the project details. The other chief funding partner is
the Swadlincote Woodlands Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) scheme, which
had given £215,000 to the project. The accommodation will include: an attractive central courtyard, facilities for people with disabilities, a refreshment area, a reception area, exhibition and display areas, a lecture theatre/classroom, archive and reference facilities, Internet access, a darkroom, meeting rooms, an office, The Centre will be used for the following purposes: as a base for hosting lectures, for traveling exhibitions, to display the work of local groups and schools, to provide reference material, to act as a base for outreach work and activities, Sharpe's Resource Centre will offer an educational resource for present and future generations. The
centre has been open to the public since January 2003. |
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Description : Sharpe's
Resource Centre near completion Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-03 Exact Map Location : Click HERE Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : This is Sharpe's Resource Centre almost finished. The bottle kiln is one of only nine remaining in the area. |
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Description : Sharpe's
Resource Centre
top floor Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-02 Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : This is the top floor of Sharpes resource centre. This room will be the domestic pottery gallery. |
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Description : Sharpe's
pottery bottle kiln Image Reference No. : DP-031002SWADLIN-12 Date photo taken : 3rd October 2002 Other Information : This is looking up into the bottle kiln. In the days when this kiln was used for firing pottery the temperature in here would be several hundred degrees Celsius. |
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