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General Category => Old Chesterfield => Topic started by: Fly on October 29, 2012, 07:31:33 PM

Title: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Fly on October 29, 2012, 07:31:33 PM

Firstly, great respect to these websites.
http://www.oldminer.co.uk/Carr%20Vale/Carr_Vale_and_Area.htm (http://www.oldminer.co.uk/Carr%20Vale/Carr_Vale_and_Area.htm)
http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/tunnels/bolsover.html (http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/tunnels/bolsover.html)

I've lived in Bolsover all my life, and have known about the viaduct in Carr Vale,
but never actually gave it much thought till now.
So with the info in the websites mentioned previously, "I've", managed to pinpoint the viaduct's location.
(It's probably well documented and on the net, I just wanted to see it on a picture.)
The entrance to the tunnel, which I have actually visited and seen as a kid, apparently it's buried now.
Had a play with an overlay of images and came up with these.

(http://www.taxmania.talktalk.net/sat.gif)

(http://www.taxmania.talktalk.net/map.gif)

Left circle, viaduct. Right circle, tunnel entrance.

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Slacker on October 30, 2012, 07:05:23 PM

What are they building in the park Barry?

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Fly on October 30, 2012, 07:13:14 PM

AFAIK an open air theatre and public garden  q?
Don't ask me to comment further, it would have been a swimming baths, if the old guys round the corner from me gave up their allotments and re-located. So much for progress. If Boza doesn't get a Morrisons I'll personally go round and shoo

Perhaps I'd better not say too much more ;-)

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Stuart on October 30, 2012, 07:49:17 PM

This: http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/tunnels/bolsover.html (http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/tunnels/bolsover.html) may be of interest, if you haven't seen it already. The whole website is a great way of using up the rest of your evening!

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Fly on October 30, 2012, 07:58:24 PM

Not wanting to sound smart Stuart, that was one of the websites I gave praise to in my first post.
I do appreciate the input on the thread though. Cheers :-)

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Old Miner on January 02, 2013, 09:49:31 AM

Hi this is my first reply I registered today.

Have a look at my site on this page it has photographs, plans and the likes for the station, viaduct and tunnel.

http://www.oldminer.co.uk/Carr%20Vale/Carr%20Vale%20Station%20House_files/Bolsover_LDECR.htm (http://www.oldminer.co.uk/Carr%20Vale/Carr%20Vale%20Station%20House_files/Bolsover_LDECR.htm)

My site is Neil's Local History and Mining Site.
Neil. :)

(Old Miner).

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Alsatian on January 02, 2013, 10:17:28 AM

Welcome to our forum Old Miner  ;)

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Fly on January 02, 2013, 10:27:46 AM

Welcome aboard Neil  :)
And thanks for the info about Orchard View on the other thread.

Barry.

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Old Miner on January 02, 2013, 04:26:31 PM

Many thanks for the welcome.

Neil.

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Old Cruser on January 02, 2013, 04:38:16 PM

Hi Neil welcome to the forum.   :)

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Alsatian on January 02, 2013, 06:13:52 PM

Quote from: Old Miner on January 02, 2013, 04:26:31 PM

Many thanks for the welcome.

Neil.

Neil, what fabulous looking dogs - are they yours? We sadly lost our little girl last year - that's her on my avatar.

Title: Re: Carr Vale viaduct and the Bolsover/Hillstown tunnel.
Post by: Old Miner on January 02, 2013, 11:01:07 PM

Hi.

Sorry to hear of your loss I know how much these dogs mean to their owners.
They are both my girls. The long haired one nearest is Sasha she is 5. The one furthest away is Abby she is just 3. They are both friendly and mostly well behaved. I have a little border collie too Cassie but cant always get her out she is 18 years old and blind so a bit of a handful to keep an eye on.

Old Miner.
Neil.