Shardlow Rural District Council

Formed in 1894, later to become South East Derbyshire Rural District Council. The water supply functions being taken over in 1961 by the formation of the South Derbyshire Wated Board and eventually this was merged into the Severn Trent Water Authority.
Joe Woodward at Bog Lane PS. The water supply was from a borehole where there was barely enough at the time for the population, so it was vital to give a continuous supply to the tower and...
Joe Woodward at Bog Lane PS.
The water supply was from a borehole where there was barely enough at the time for the population, so it was vital to give a continuous supply to the tower and…
Bog Lane Pumping Station Dk and Joe Woodward at Bog Lane, Melbourne Derbyshire. The air compressor is on the right of the photo. Joe if he was worried the engine might fail during the...
Bog Lane Pumping Station
Dk and Joe Woodward at Bog Lane, Melbourne Derbyshire. The air compressor is on the right of the photo. Joe if he was worried the engine might fail during the…
Melbourne Reservoir and Bog Lane Pumping Station. The map shows the Reservoir on Common Lane and is titled: Reservoir (Shardlow RD Wt Wks) Shardlow Rural District Water Works. At Bog Lane there is a...
Melbourne Reservoir and Bog Lane Pumping Station.
The map shows the Reservoir on Common Lane and is titled: Reservoir (Shardlow RD Wt Wks) Shardlow Rural District Water Works.
At Bog Lane there is a…
Pumphouse and house at Bog Lane, Melbourne Looking down Bog Lane, the pumping Station is partly obscured by the attendant's house. c.1930 Photo from Malc Woodward
Pumphouse and house at Bog Lane, Melbourne
Looking down Bog Lane, the pumping Station is partly obscured by the attendant's house. c.1930
Photo from Malc Woodward
Melbourne Waterworks at Bog Lane. Front of the house at Bog Lane - I presume Joe Woodward and wife in entranceway. The sign says: M W W No Admittance - (and I think): Except on Business. The M W...
Melbourne Waterworks at Bog Lane.
Front of the house at Bog Lane - I presume Joe Woodward and wife in entranceway.
The sign says: M W W No Admittance - (and I think): Except on Business. The…
Superintenent's house at Bog Lane, Melbourne The House with Joe? Shows left side of house. c.1930s Note: hedge not grown. Photo from Malc Woodward
Superintenent's house at Bog Lane, Melbourne
The House with Joe? Shows left side of house. c.1930s Note: hedge not grown.
Photo from Malc Woodward
Water Works house at Bog Lane, Melbourne rear of the house
Water Works house at Bog Lane, Melbourne
rear of the house
Superintendent's House at Bog Lane, Melbourne Cess Woodward 1930s - 40s?. Photo shows front of house - not sure what the building is behind. Maybe a workshop or shed?
Superintendent's House at Bog Lane, Melbourne
Cess Woodward 1930s - 40s?. Photo shows front of house - not sure what the building is behind. Maybe a workshop or shed?
House at Bog Lane, Melbourne Joe Woodward and wife - the young girl is an evacuee - presumably WW2 so photo c.1942 Photo is left side of house - hedge is present that wasn't on earlier...
House at Bog Lane, Melbourne
Joe Woodward and wife - the young girl is an evacuee - presumably WW2 so photo c.1942
Photo is left side of house - hedge is present that wasn't on earlier…
Water Works House at Bog Lane, Melbourne Joe Woodward and Cess
Water Works House at Bog Lane, Melbourne
Joe Woodward and Cess
House at Bog Lane, Melbourne Doreen Woodward with young girl who is an evacuee.
House at Bog Lane, Melbourne
Doreen Woodward with young girl who is an evacuee.
At Bog Lane, Melbourne The Woodwards: Doreen, Cess, mother and father(Joe). Photo at back of the house.
At Bog Lane, Melbourne
The Woodwards: Doreen, Cess, mother and father(Joe). Photo at back of the house.
Cess Woodward Says Malc Woodward: We are at Dad's caravan at Cromer, me the youngest born 51 and Stuart 41/2 years older and looks like Dad is weaing same pullover as at work...
Cess Woodward
Says Malc Woodward: We are at Dad's caravan at Cromer, me the youngest born 51 and Stuart 41/2 years older and looks like Dad is weaing same pullover as at work…
Robey Pump This manufacturer's photo is out of the pump house at Melbourne Bog Lane and is of a similar engine to the Robey that was there. I'm not sure if this was for...
Robey Pump
This manufacturer's photo is out of the pump house at Melbourne Bog Lane and is of a similar engine to the Robey that was there. I'm not sure if this was for…
Cess Woodward (Left) Sandbags around the Water Borehole and Pumping Station at Bog Lane Melbourne during WW2
Cess Woodward (Left)
Sandbags around the Water Borehole and Pumping Station at Bog Lane Melbourne during WW2
Joseph Woodward on the Left Sandbags around the Water Borehole and Pumping Station at Bog Lane Melbourne during WW2
Joseph Woodward on the Left
Sandbags around the Water Borehole and Pumping Station at Bog Lane Melbourne during WW2