Building record MDR9378 - Plate Layers Cabin, Cromford Incline, Cromford & High Peak Railway
Type and Period (1)
- HUT (Hanoverian to Victorian - 1831 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- World Heritage Site Buffer Zone
Full Description
Small lean-to structure, approximately 3m x 2.5m, constructed up against a retaining wall [SMR 9776]. The structure contains a single room with a fire-place and wooden bench. It is of rough construction, ashlar cut masonry courses with brick courses in the upper part, which have been used to accommodate the sloping, single-pitched roof. The roof is of corrugated iron. The structure is probably a plate layers cabin. (1)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 40.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 55.
- <3> SDR19350 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
- <4> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXIV.11.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 3074 5610 (3m by 3m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROMFORD, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Dec 21 2018 9:27AM