Category Archives: Trams

northernvicar August 2023

Posted on September 10, 2023 by admin

We started the month with a trip north over the Border to Melrose, and a visit to the Roman Museum at Trimontium – https://www.trimontium.co.uk/. It reminds us that the Romans did move north – by 79 AD they were pushing … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – January 2020 (everything else)

Posted on February 2, 2020 by admin

I started the year with a 7 mile walk – into town via Chester Green and back via Markeaton Brook – and on 3rd I did 5 miles which included a wander past Darley Abbey Mill. A bit more over … Continue reading →

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Crich, Derbyshire – St Mary the Virgin

Posted on September 11, 2019 by admin

Last summer my blog readers will remember that I did a lot of work on The Carriage of Mail on Trams for an exhibition at the Tramway Museum at Crich. Over the winter they made it into an exhibition. I … Continue reading →

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Derwent Valley Heritage Way 7 – Matlock to Whatstandwell

Posted on December 30, 2018 by admin

On Thursday 13 December I caught the 1259 from Duffield to Matlock to set off and do the next bit of the Derwent Valley Mills Trail. I avoided the railway bookshop at Matlock station, crossed the river, and walked through … Continue reading →

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London, Brooke Street, EC1 – St Alban the Martyr

Posted on September 20, 2018 by admin

A day in London, with breakfast on East Midlands Trains. For my Crich project on “The Carriage of Parcels and Mail by Tram” I needed a few hours in the Archives of the National Postal Museum – transport of postmen … Continue reading →

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Northernvicarwalks – Manchester buses, trams, metro and a signal box

Posted on September 19, 2018 by admin

Friday 3 August 2018 – Happy Birthday Me. Having left northernreader with our friend Sue, I caught the train from Northwich into Manchester, and the tram north to Queen’s Road. I walked along to Boyle Street bus depot, and photoed … Continue reading →

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