The Village in Colour

The following photographs, originally black and white images from our archives have been coloured using Adobe Photoshop software.  The process is fairly simple and straightforward. Some research is required however to try to replicate authentic colours.

An excursion to Buxton c1910. A large crowd has gathered to see this rare sight. This vehicle normally operated on a route between Stockport and Marple. The village had to wait until 1921 for a regular bus service to Buxton.

John Jackson's butchers shop at the corner of Station Road. Opened in 1933, he continued in business until 1968. It remained as a butchers under several different owners until closing in 1990

Furness Vale Canal Bridge. The building alongside was a beerhouse known as The Jolly Sailor or The Traveller's Call. Both were official names in use at the same time. The pub closed in 1908 and later became a shop. The extension at the rear of the building has since been reduced to a single storey cottage. This bridge was rebuilt in 1924 and replaced with the present concrete strcuture.

Furness Lodge was built as the home of Mr Saxby, one time owner of Furness Vale Printworks. The house was demolished in the 1970s.

Furness Vale School in the early 1960s. The teacher is Miss Banks.

The St. George's Day parade in April 1975

A family group photographed on Station Road

Pre-war Yeardsley Lane. There is an electric light over the Institute door but the street is still gas-lit.

A stroll along the canal. A party of well dressed Edwardians are photographed at Bangs Bridge.

The Corn Store at 53 Buxton Road. Deceptively, this is a three storey building. The ground floor originally straddled the tramway which linked the colliery and brickyard with the railway siding and the canal. This building has seen many uses and now houses the fish and chip shop.

The village post office in the 1950s. Mr  and Mrs Dean and their daughter Margaret stand at the doorway. Margaret is holding her two week old brother, Kenneth.

Buxton road buried under deep snow before the war.

 

 

 

 

The level crossing at Furness Vale Station in the 1978

The 1977 Rose Queen Parade. Traffic would be too heavy for this to take place today.

Locomotive 42365 arrives with a train from Manchester  in Summer 1959. Most trains were operated by diesel railcars by this time.

An excursion bus pauses at the top of Station Road in 1906. It is parked on the wrong side of the road, perhaps to suit the photographer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

A nearly deserted Buxton Road in 1959

The Co-op at the corner of Yeardsley Lane. The dog appears to be amember of the staff.

Another view of Buxton Road showing some of the village shops. The newsagent at that time was Smalleys

No traffic moving on Buxton Road but several delivery vehicles are parked up including the butchers in the foreground.

A diesel train arrives from Manchester in May 1959. The station has its full compliment of buildings and the station garden has been cared for.

A 1960 photograph. Only the seat remains.

A train heads for Manchester in June 1960. The gate originally gave access to the sidings that served the brickyard and colliery.

The garage on Buxton Road had been in business since the 1920s. At the time of this photograph it was owned by the Start Motor Company.

Haymaking. The location is unknown. The cart bears the name of Mr Saxby, one time owner of Furness Vale Printworks.

The Paragon Garage at Newtown. Owned by Joel Bold and later by his son Edwin

Furness Vale Printworks. Mrs Swindells strolls down the lane from the canal.

Sergeant Harry Miller outside his Buxton Road home in 1940