About this blog


Clay Cross is a former mining town in North East Derbyshire, UK. In January 2010, work started on a major redevelopment project in the town centre. GMI Property Co. Ltd. have asked me to create a photographic record of the development, and how it changes the landscape, culture and people of the town. This blog is likely to be a diary of my activities over the next year or so.

For more information on the development see the quick links below. I've also created a Set on Flickr, where you will find a selection of the images I produce, and a Clay Cross Flickr group - see the quick links.

Saturday, 20 February 2010

The Ashover Light Railway













Above: line of the ALR, about 1/4 mile west of Derby Road, looking east.

The Ashover Light Railway came into operation in 1925, mainly to carry minerals to Clay Cross from the Clay Cross Company’s own quarries at Ashover, Fallgate and Milltown. It remained in service for over 20 years, connecting Ashover with the main line railway at a point north of the Clay Cross tunnel. Currently, the Ashover Light Railway Society has its own website, see quick links.
Posted by Geoff Hicks on Saturday, February 20, 2010

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