Monument record MDR9288 - Boundary wall / retaining wall, Shallcross Yard; Cromford & High Peak Railway
Type and Period (2)
- REVETMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOUNDARY WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Drystone retaining wall, constructed of roughly dressed gritstone blocks and irregular gritstone blocks.
The wall starts at ground level at Shallcross Yard, slopes up toward a bridge then continues on the other side. The wall is approximately 4m at its highest point.
To the north of the bridge (SMR 14953), is a short section where the wall is constructed of blue brick, the wall then becomes a boundary wall approximately 0.7m high. NGR: SK 01244 80579 - SK 01146 80968. (1-9)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 367.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 489, 494.
- <3> SDR19350 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000. C&HPR: 182-183.
- <4> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). VIII.15/11.
- <5> 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. 11-12.
- <6> SDR18890 Bibliographic reference: Marshall, J. 1996. The Cromford & High Peak Railway. p. 11,92.
- <7> SDR19341 Bibliographic reference: Coleford, I C. 1996. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 16.
- <8> SDR19348 Bibliographic reference: Nicholson, C P & Barnes, P. 1975. Railways in the Peak District. p. 15.
- <9> SDR19349 Bibliographic reference: Rimmer, A. 1998. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 66.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 01142 80776 (point) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WHALEY BRIDGE, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Jun 29 2016 4:46PM