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Burleigh Court, Loughborough
by Paul Gillett
geograph for square SK5118
4 Star hotel on the Loughborough University campus Link
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Tennis Courts, Dan Maskell Tennis Centre
by Paul Gillett
geograph for square SK5218
at the SE of Loughborough University
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Dan Maskell Tennis Centre Loughborough
by Paul Gillett
geograph for square SK5218
At the SE edge of the University campus
Web site:... (more)
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Loughborough Station and Falcon Works
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5420
Loughborough Station has just had extensions to the platforms, a new footbridge... (more)
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South from Loughborough Central
by John Sutton
geograph for square SK5419
The Great Central Railway line through Loughborough opened in 1899 and closed... (more)
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The 'windcutter' arriving at Loughborough
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
On the preserved Great Central Railway. Trains composed of 16 ton mineral wagons... (more)
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Light engine movement at Loughborough
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
On the preserved Great Central Railway. No. 78019 is a BR standard 2 mogul. The... (more)
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Locomotive No. 46521 at Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
Tucked away near the locomotive works at Loughborough Station on this preserved... (more)
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The windcutter approaching Loughborough
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
On the preserved Great Central Railway. Trains composed of 16 ton mineral wagons... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - working on inscriptions
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
The inscriptions on a bell are included at the casting stage and are cut into... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - ding dong!
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
This was the tuning shop and Nigel on the left was about to ring a few bells,... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - forge hammer
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
This part of the works is a small forge that includes this B & S Massey... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - forge
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
This forge area with a Massey pneumatic hammer is no longer in use but I... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - ring my bell!
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
This large bell can be rung by swinging through an arc using this piece of... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - a bell on a machine tool
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
This is in the tuning shop. I am not sure what this particular machine is.
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The Great Paul bell case, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5319
This is the outer casing within which was cast the largest ringing bell ever... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - home from home
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
A corner of the tuning shop among varied bells and machine tools. This is a... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - slotting machine
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
This is in the shop where bells are tuned by shaving the inside with a vertical... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - portable belfry
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
This will be a portable belfry set up for change ringing and capable of being... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough - tuning shop
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
In this shop the bells are tuned using vertical slotting machines to shave the... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
This shows mainly old bells awaiting refurbishment although there are a couple... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
A short stretch of internal railway with a wooden vehicle for carrying bells.... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
This is the foundry proper and the broken areas in the 'sandpit' show... (more)
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Taylor's bell foundry, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
This is the works over the road from the foundry building and includes the... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
This is actually the foundry proper with the casting floor in the foreground and... (more)
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John Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
The casting shop with various furnaces and bell moulds. The two gentlemen on the... (more)
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Stanier Class 5 at Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
In the yard outside the locomotive works at the north end of Loughborough... (more)
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Loughborough Station - Witherslack Hall
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
Witherslack Hall is a modified Hall class 4-6-0, No. 6990 built at Swindon in... (more)
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Disused railway bridge, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
This bridge is at the north end of the Great Central Railway's Loughborough... (more)
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Grand Union Canal, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5420
Seen from the disused railway bridge that carried the Great Central Railway on... (more)
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Great Central Railway - Loughborough Station
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
This is currently the northern terminus of the Loughborough based preserved... (more)
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Great Central Railway - 8F at Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
The locomotive is No. 48624 to a design by Stanier and built at Ashford (SR) in... (more)
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Black 5 at Loughborough
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
No. 45305 is standing light engine on the island platform at the Great Central... (more)
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Grand Union Canal below Loughborough Lock [no 53]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK5220
Seen from a boat that has just entered the lock.
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Loughborough - admiring a big beast!
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
Parent and child are looking at heavy freight locomotive class 9F No. 92214 near... (more)
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Black 5 - Loughborough Station
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
No. 45305 is standing light engine on the island platform at the Great Central... (more)
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Great Central Railway - Loughborough
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
This is the path between the preserved Loughborough Station and the workshops on... (more)
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Locomotive repairs, Great Central Railway
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
Inside the workshop at Loughborough. Locomotive No. 73156 is a BR Standard 5... (more)
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Great Central Railway - Loughborough Station
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
BR standard class 7 (Britannia class) No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell is a most... (more)
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Great Central Railway - Loughborough Station
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
The Great Central Railway made extensive use of island platforms between the... (more)
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Loughborough Albion Inn
by the bitterman
geograph for square SK5320
Canal Bank.
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Loughborough University - plaque on beam engine.
by Chris Allen
for square SK5219
This is attached to the support structure of the venerable preserved beam engine... (more)
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Loughborough Central on Coronation Day
by John Sutton
geograph for square SK5419
The Great Central heritage railway was not operating on Coronation Day in 2023.... (more)
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Preparing to uncouple - Loughborough Station
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
A crew member is about to dive between Sir Lamiel and the rake of coaches to... (more)
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Steamy Loughborough Station
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
Up close and personal with Ashley Dace's favourite locomotive -... (more)
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Playing to the Gallery, Great Central Railway
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell getting its photograph taken by an adoring horde... (more)
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Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
The foundry carillon tower, home of the first Taylor carillon and the first... (more)
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Taylor's Bell Foundry, Freehold Street, Loughborough
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5419
This is a large and important complex that incorporates a museum. The casting... (more)
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Loughborough Station
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK5420
This is where Thomas Cook's first excursion ended, starting from Leicester... (more)
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Loughborough Central station - the train now arriving
by Chris Allen
for square SK5419
During the Great Central railway's winter steam gala. Guest locomotive No.... (more)
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