My older pal mick horobin now of many decades lived on the eastern edge of chaddesden in what was then the last house by the fields on nottingham road as cherry tree hill and.
Chaddesden sidings map.
The yard at chaddesden sidings just north east of derby station was always a fascination to me in my spotting days.
A 25 ordnance survey map of chaddesden sidings spondon junction and the derby nottingham railway.
Heliozincographed and published by the ordnance survey office southampton in 1914.
The map shows alongside the derby canal now the line of the a52 the chaddensden sidings dead centre the midland railway wagon repair shops dating from 1873 closed in 1982.
There just always seemed to be something running in or out of there and you could often stand on derby station and see locos shunting back and forth prior to the pride park link road obliterating the view.
When i first came to derbyshire as a young adolescent in the mid 1960 s chaddesden sidings was still an important strategic location on britain s rail map.
The map is printed on heavy paper.
Welcome to the chaddesden google satellite map.