Living In A Northern Town

On this particular page you will see pictures of Newton le Willows and the surrounding areas including historic and present day.

Newton Le Willows at a glance

Sankey Valley Canal.

The Nine Arches.

The Viaduct Canal

The Sankey valley Canal is a stones throw away from my home, it was the worlds first viaduct canal.

The Vulcan works

The Vulcan Locomotive

The vulcan works was famous for making tanks in world war II and trains were also built.

Earlestown Market

Ealestown town centre - 1911

The Curzon Cinema in it's hay day, now in the 21st century the old building still stands though now derelict due to a fire in 2004.

 

The Flying Scotsman at Earlestown railway station, the worlds first railway station.

Burtonwood Air Base

Above are pictures of Burtonwood Air Base, in world war II the Americans were stationed there.