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Monument record MDR9233 - Boundary wall, Bridgehouse Farm; Cromford & High Peak Railway

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Drysone boundary wall, constructed of irregular limestone blocks, approximately 2m at its highest point. Near the farm, the original lower course of the wall survives, but the top has been rebuilt. The wall ends in the farmyard, then restarts for a short section to join up with a bridge footing. NGR: SK 03980 71880 - SK 03807 72038. (1-7)

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 312.
  • <2> Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 401.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXI.4.
  • <5> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Rimmer, A. 1998. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. pp. 60-61, 78.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. Scenes from the Past: 37 (Part One) Railways of the High Peak. 'Whaley Bridge to Friden'. p. 33.

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Location

Grid reference SK 03868 71971 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR1790

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Record last edited

Nov 27 2015 3:39PM

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