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Monument record MDR9352 - Paddock & Stone Steps, Cromford Transhipment Wharf, Cromford & High Peak Railway

Type and Period (2)

  • (Hanoverian to Victorian - 1831 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Hanoverian to Victorian - 1831 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

Narrow stone steps leading from the weigh-bridge office to a paddock, constructed of re-used sleeper blocks. The paddock runs north to south, possibly over 50m, and is 15m long east to west, but could have been larger as it is overgrown. The paddock runs parallel to the Cromford & High Peak Railway. (1)

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 14.
  • <2> Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 16-17.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
  • <5> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXIV.11.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 3139 5591 (24m by 67m) (Approximate)
Civil Parish CROMFORD, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE
World Heritage Site Derwent Valley Mills

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • EDR1790
  • EDR3878

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Record last edited

Nov 12 2015 3:18PM

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