Another trip to the northwest of England for the latest instalment of our series looking at surviving structures from first generation tramways. This is one of the old depots in Bolton.
Daubhill Depot was located on the corner of St Helens Road and Hulton Lane and was opened by Bolton Corporation Tramways on 2nd January 1900, as the third of four depots which would serve their tramway system. It remained open until 28th March 1936 (the penultimate depot to close) and was then sold on for further use. Initially used as a garage and car dealership in more recent years it has been taken over by a charity who use it as a storage depot.
The depot as it is today. The pitched roof of the depot building is still clearly in evidence although the former windows above the entrance have now been covered by the corrugated section above the shutters. (Photograph by David Lloyd, 27th October 2020)