Monument record MDR9100 - Embankment, near Minninglow, Cromford & High Peak Railway, Ballidon
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY EMBANKMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Railway embankment approximately 15 metres high at its highest point, carrying the track over a dip in the natural ground level. Boundary walls (SMR 30529 & 30530) form the retaining walls. There is a long drystone buttress up against the retaining wall (SMR 30530) and some modern repair. The same long drystone buttress in SMR 30529, apparently repaired with concrete and also a shorter concrete buttress. The area round the concrete butress is heavily repaired with gritsone blocks coated in concrete. (1-6).
NGR: SK 20544 57360 - SK 20527 57588
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature no: 195.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 272, 273, 197.
- <3> SDR19350 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
- <4> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). Derbyshire XXXIII.7.
- <5> SDR19344 Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. 'Onwards to Cromford and High Peak Junction', Scenes from the Past, 37. p. 10.
- <6> SDR18890 Bibliographic reference: Marshall, J. 1996. The Cromford & High Peak Railway. p. 87.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 20546 57463 (point) (Estimated from sources) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BALLIDON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Dec 5 2013 11:10AM