Monument record MDR10932 - Elevated Tramway and Dumps, Brookside Road to Bugsworth Arches, Peak Forest Tramway (site of)
Type and Period (3)
- SPOIL HEAP (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1860 AD?)
- TRAMWAY (Victorian - 1865 AD? to 1870 AD?)
- REVETMENT (Victorian - 1865 AD? to 1870 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Section of elevated tramway branch westwards from Black Brook Bridge to Brookside road crossing in Buxworth village. The embankment was built in the late 1860s, on dumped gritstone waste at the east end, and at the west end on a pre-existing lime-ash dump from the New Road Kilns. Drystone walls retain the trackbed at the east end. Lime ash dumps from c.1800; gritstone dumps and embankment from late 1860s. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR19632 Unpublished document: Duckworth, S, Jessop, O and A Badcock (ARCUS). 2006. Conservation Management Plan, Peak Forest Tramway, Derbyshire. Feature Nos 5d, 5d1, 5d1a, 5d2a-2c.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 02365 82120 (223m by 53m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHAPEL EN LE FRITH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CHINLEY, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR2263
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Record last edited
Feb 14 2011 4:08PM