Monument record MDR9254 - Harpur Hill, original trackbed; Cromford & High Peak Railway
Type and Period (5)
- RAILWAY TRACKBED (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- REVETMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RAILWAY CUTTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- EMBANKMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- EXPLOSIVES STORE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The abandoned stretch is comprised of three sections; an eastern-most southern curve, a northern curve and a western-most southerly curve.
The western-most southerly curve still survives in reasonable condition and is comprised of two boundary walls, a cutting and three embankments.
The eastern half of the curve is inaccessible, but a long, linear explosion chamber has been constructed along the line of the original track bed, it is therefore unlikely that any original features survive. All the other sections of the original track bed are in a poor state of preservation.
Although the route of the northern curve can be distinguished, there are no surviving features of the railway. A large mound of rubble and spoil has been dumped at this location.
The route of the eastern-most southern curve lies within Harpur Hill Industrial Estate, and no original features of the Cromford & High Peak Railway were located. (2)
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDR4751 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1984. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part I. Borough of High Peak. p 8.
- <2> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 333.
- <3> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 422-431.
- <4> SDR19350 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
- <5> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXII.5; XXI.8.
- <6> SDR19351 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
- <7> 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 43.
- <8> SDR19349 Bibliographic reference: Rimmer, A. 1998. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p 55-57.
- <9> SDR19341 Bibliographic reference: Coleford, I C. 1996. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p 13.
- <10> SDR19345 Article in serial: Marshall, J. 1981. 'High Peak Sesquicentenary, part one,' Railway Magazine. July edition, pp 322-325. p 425.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 05405 70177 (999m by 1124m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | HARTINGTON UPPER QUARTER, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Apr 1 2020 1:55PM