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Title: Dawson City, Heptonstall C1905 - RDA00113
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Title
Dawson City, Heptonstall C1905 - RDA00113
Description
Dawson City was a hutted encampment which housed up to 600 navvies and engineers employed in the construction of the Walshaw Dean Reservoirs and the Hardcastle Crags Railway. It was situated at White Hill Nook, Heptonstall. The contractor for the works was Enoch Tempest, of Marple, Cheshire.
Named after the gold rush town in Alaska, the compound contained huts for living accommodation, a hospital, a mission house, and a lending library.
The shanty town and the railway were sold by auction on 22nd May 1912.
Named after the gold rush town in Alaska, the compound contained huts for living accommodation, a hospital, a mission house, and a lending library.
The shanty town and the railway were sold by auction on 22nd May 1912.
Source
Rene Dawson
Rights
PHDA - Rene Dawson Collection
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
RDA00113.tif
Collection
Citation
“Dawson City, Heptonstall C1905 - RDA00113,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, https://www.penninehorizons.org/items/show/24824.
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