Monument record MDR9201 - Original Cromford & High Peak Railway Trackbed and Hurdlow Incline, Sparklow
Type and Period (2)
- RAILWAY TRACKBED (Earlier than 1892, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RAILWAY INCLINED PLANE (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
NGR: SK 12630 66085 - SK 10830 67225
The original track of the Hurdlow Incline begins near Hurdlow Station as a boundary wall (SMR 29068). The wall on the other side of the track is missing, but there is a clear depression in the field marking the line of the track. A boundary wall (SMR 29069) begins soon after; both walls are in poor condition. The old Hurdlow Incline is clear with the line of the walls and embankment (SMR 29070). North of the track, leading to Hurdlow Grange, the line is continued by a drystone wall (SMR 29084), which is joined by some of its length by two other walls (SMR 29085 & 31611). (1)
The foot of one of the inclines on the original route of the CHPR, worked by a 20 hp 2 cylinder winding engin, is in the area. This section of line was abandoned in 1869 when the deviation route used by the northern end of the High Peak Trail was opened. The course of the incline can be traced across the fields. (11)
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature no: 280.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 365-373, 383-390.
- <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). XXVII.3/4; XXII.15.
- <5> SDR19351 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
- <6> SDR19343 Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. Scenes from the Past: 37 (Part One) Railways of the High Peak. 'Whaley Bridge to Friden'. p. 58-60.
- <7> SDR19342 Unpublished document: Featherstone, P.. 1971. Standing Archaeological Features on the Cromford and High Peak Railway.
- <8> SDR19348 Bibliographic reference: Nicholson, C P & Barnes, P. 1975. Railways in the Peak District. p. 16.
- <9> SDR19339 Article in serial: Baxter, B. 1949. 'Early railways in Derbyshire', Engineering. Vol. 167, pp 573-576. p. 576.
- <10> SDR19345 Article in serial: Marshall, J. 1981. 'High Peak Sesquicentenary, part one,' Railway Magazine. July edition, pp 322-325. p. 424.
- <11> SDR18788 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 1997. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part IV. Derbyshire Dales.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 11408 66652 (point) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARTINGTON MIDDLE QUARTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | HARTINGTON UPPER QUARTER, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Jan 31 2019 12:18PM