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Monument record MDR9114 - Boundary/retaining wall from near Minninglow to Gotham Curve, Cromford & High Peak Railway

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Drystone wall built from irregular limestone blocks. The wall stands approximately 0.8 metes high at the start and begins on top of cutting SMR 30537. In the vicinity of two embankments, the wall becomes a retaining wall forming the embankment [SMR 11565], the wall turns and continues down a track to part of Gotham Grange. (1-8). NGR: SK 20458 57692 - SK 18786 58476

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. p282, 285, 288.
  • <2> Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature no: 202.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1896-1900. OS County Series, 2nd edition (1st revision), scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXIII.7/6/2.
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Blakemore, M & Mosley, D. 2003. Railways of the Peak District. p50.
  • <6> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. 'Onwards to Cromford and High Peak Junction', Scenes from the Past, 37. p6, 8-10.
  • <8> Bibliographic reference: Coleford, I C. 1996. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p25.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 19804 58290 (1678m by 775m)
Civil Parish PARWICH, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish BALLIDON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR1790

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Record last edited

Sep 26 2017 4:59PM

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