Monument record MDR9261 - Railway cutting, Bunsal Top; Cromford & High Peak Railway
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY CUTTING (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A section of the trackbed of the abandoned Ladmanlow - Whaley Bridge section of the Cromford and High Peak Railway is visible where it crossed the Long Hill - Goyt's Bridge road. (1)
Cutting is approximately 5m high and 10m wide, cut through gritstone. The bottom of the cutting (the track) is now a tarmaced road. (4)
NGR: SK 02305 75150 - SK 02092 75481
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDR4751 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1984. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part I. Borough of High Peak. p 21.
- <2> 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 20.
- <3> SDR19351 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
- <4> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 340.
- <5> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 442.
- <6> SDR19350 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000. C&HPR: 157-159.
- <7> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XIV.11.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 02145 75308 (point) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARTINGTON UPPER QUARTER, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Sep 30 2009 1:44PM