Bracken Hill was built on the former site of Crow's Nest. It is situated at 12, Barker Road. The number was changed in 1996, before that date is was No.14. See Peak Map from 1960. <Read more ...>
Crow's Nest (or Crows Nest) was a building on (toadys No.12) Barker Road below the former Victoria Hospital, its lot is RBL 100. It first appears on the 1909 map (there its number is 133). On the 1912 map its visible with a road leading from Barker Road to Crow's Nest: <Read more ...>
In science there is a term called data mining – extraction of new informations and interrelations from already existing data. I had the idea of image mining – using images on Gwulo for new (unreported) connections and timelines.
My special interests are buildings on Barker Road, so I chose from Gwulo photos of Victoria Gap and the Peak Tram with Barker Road on them.
Let’s start in 1890. This one was probably taken from Severn Road and shows the Peak Tram and Mount Austin. <Read more ...>
It was either modified or built completely new to become Villa Blanca, possibly after 1945. At least the roofs of The Cottage and Villa Blanca are different. <Read more ...>
View on Victoria Gap with Peak Tram. In the center Barker Road is crossing. Interesting to see a pavillion in front of Glenshiel, and a building behind.
