The World’s Oldest Continuously Operated Railway, Constructed on Moor Road, In the Neighborhood of Hanslet, in 1758.
Hanslet, being a neighborhood of Leeds, England, has a unique building design - Red bricks everywhere. Plus, a history that is very “convoluted”.
Here are some unique images and excerpts about the World’s First Railway (Still in operation) and the surrounding neighborhood of Hanslet. Enjoy.
The World’s Oldest Continuously Operated Railway, Constructed on Moor Road, In the Neighborhood of Hanslet, in 1758.
Hanslet, being a neighborhood of Leeds, England, has a unique building design - Red bricks everywhere. Plus, a history that is very “convoluted”.
Here are some unique images and excerpts about the World’s First Railway (Still in operation) and the surrounding neighborhood of Hanslet. Enjoy.
I used to live not far from here as a child and grew up in buildings similar to this. The pots on the top of the chimneys on the roof are for the fireplaces, usually one in every room. Even bedrooms and bathrooms have fireplaces in them, and each fireplace requires a brick built chimney to the roof ending in a chimney pot. Four or five chimney pots per house is usual. The last house I lived in had 15 pots for 15 fireplaces. The old servant bell system was still in operation to ring for the maid, etc, to bring more coal for the fire. Unfortunately, no one used to turn up when I used to ring them as we could not afford the servants.