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Written by Steven Dowd
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I found some great info on the history of the Vulcan, and after gaining permission to use the info from MAN B&W who owned the copyright I have included it into the website, I added a few extra titbits of info into the history timeline, and included a few photos.
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Written by Steven Dowd
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This article is from a Supplement to the world's fair Magazine, Saturday, November 19th, 1938.
Can a market be successfully removed? No, says the market stall-holder who has suffered from the consequences of a change over. No, echoes the wise administrator and, No is always my verdict. |  |
| Yet there are exceptions to every rule, and in our study this week we shall see how the market of Newton-le-Willows was moved from its ancient site to a new situation about two miles away, possibly more, the removal being attended with successful results. But there was a two-fold reason to account for this in that the old market had fallen into disuse and that practically a new town had sprung up beside the old one. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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| This building, probably the oldest in the township, was formerly a moated grange, vestiges of the moat being visible in the boyhood days of some of our septuagenarian residents. It is said to have been the abode of the serjeant (or bailiff) of the lord of the manor, a post of great importance in olden days, and corresponding to that of sheriff of more recent times. | 
Crow Lane Hall |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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| I recently purchased an old newspaper from 1830, which had amongst its pages an account of a train derailment at the top of the embankment for the Sankey Viaduct, The incident happened on the night of the 23-24th Sept 1830. |  | | Since the railway only had been opened but one week previous to this date, I wonder whether this account would class as the worlds first derailment accident of a passenger locomotive. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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One hundred and fifty one years ago, on March 1, 1853, the London & North Western Railway leased from Jones & Potts a small engineering works known as the Viaduct Foundry, so named from its proximity to Stephensons Sankey Viaduct over the St. Helens Canal on the original Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Seven years later, on May 11, 1860, the L.N.W.R. purchased the property outright for the sum of 15,000. |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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William Huskisson | William Huskisson MP supported the building of railways and in 1830 was invited by the directors of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway to attend the official opening on 15th September. After the guests were given a ride on the Northumbrian, William Huskisson, crossed from his own carriage to speak to the Duke of Wellington. Warnings were shouted when people realised that the Rocket, driven by Joseph Locke, was about to pass the Northumbrian. Huskisson was unable to escape and was knocked down by the Rocket, | | The locomotive badly mangled one of his legs. A doctor attempted to stem the bleeding and George Stephenson used the Northumbrian to take him for further treatment. Despite these attempts to save him, Huskisson died later that day. |
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