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Monument record MDR10960 - Retaining Wall, Hayfield Road, Chapel Milton, Peak Forest Tramway, Chapel-en-le-Frith

Type and Period (3)

  • (Georgian to Mid 20th Century - 1803 AD? to 1949 AD?)
  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1803 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1795 AD to 1900 AD)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Low drystone boundary and retaining wall of gritstone blocks, for steep slope of Peak Forest Tramway. Wall presumed to belong to the 1803 widening. Two sets of steps set into the bank for footpath crossings, the easterly one presumed to date from 1803, the westerly one probably dates from the 1949 road widening. Both sets of steps now redundant as footpath diverted south of new A6 flyover. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Duckworth, S, Jessop, O and A Badcock (ARCUS). 2006. Conservation Management Plan, Peak Forest Tramway, Derbyshire. Feature Nos 19j, 19j1-2.

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Grid reference Centred SK 05743 81666 (39m by 27m)
Civil Parish CHAPEL EN LE FRITH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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  • EDR2263

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Record last edited

Feb 14 2011 4:11PM

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