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Damage at Slack's Tilt (Slack Laithe Tilt), River Loxley near the confluence with the River Don off Penistone Road

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Damage at Slack's Tilt (Slack Laithe Tilt), River Loxley near the confluence with the River Don off Penistone Road
Sheffield_Owlerton
1864/03
1851-1899
Laurence Frederick Peacock

andInformation from Malcolm Nunn, Bradfield Parish Council Archivist and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and andand andThis is an image used in slide lectures/ magic lantern shows by photographer Mr. Peacock.andHis notes to accompany the lectures also included some of his experiences while taking the photograph. and and andand and and andand and At Slackands Tilt or Slack Laithe Tilt as they were called, the bridge was washed away and all that remained of the works were a few wheels but the white washedandhouses close at hand withstood the force of the water. We now come to the junction of the Loxley with the River Don.and For more information see: and The Great Sheffield 1864and Harrison Ref: 942.74 S The Collapse of the Dale Dyke Dam 1864, Geoffrey Amey Ref. 942.74 SST

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