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Monument record MDR5916 - Tramway/mineral railway (route of), Ripley

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Dismantled colliery branch line serving several collieries (now closed) in the area east of Ripley. (1) Annotated as 'Tramway' on the 1st ed. 25" Ordnance Survey map of c. 1880, it joined the Midland Railway's Ripley branch (SMR 99055) at the Ripley Terminus. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Smith, K. Pers. Comm.. 23.3.1987.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).

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Grid reference Centred SK 412 506 (872m by 2134m) Approximate
Civil Parish RIPLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2023 9:45AM

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