Building record MDR9395 - Engine House, Sheep Pasture Top, Cromford & High Peak Railway
Type and Period (1)
- INCLINE WINDING ENGINE (Hanoverian to Victorian - 1831 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- World Heritage Site Buffer Zone
Full Description
The main structure of Sheep Pasture Incline engine house measures approximately 7m x 9m and is approximately 9m high of three storeys. The exterior walls and roof are intact, the interior is an empty shell with iron girders and an upper level of stairs still extant. The building is constructed of well-dressed, ashlar cut, gritstone blocks laid in mortared courses. There is a pitched roof which is tiled on one side and has corrugated iron on the other. There are two large arched windows, a door and two smaller square windows. There is a groove in the north-east elevation, possibly to accommodate a wheel. Several windows and other holes have been filled with brick or stone. (1)
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 53.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 79-82.
- <3> SDR19351 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
- <4> SDR19350 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
- <5> SDR19341 Bibliographic reference: Coleford, I C. 1996. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 12 & inside front cover.
- <6> SDR19344 Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. 'Onwards to Cromford and High Peak Junction', Scenes from the Past, 37. p. 61-63, 66.
- <7> SDR18890 Bibliographic reference: Marshall, J. 1996. The Cromford & High Peak Railway. Inside front cover, p. 29, 40, 44.
- <8> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXIV.11.
- <9> SDR19349 Bibliographic reference: Rimmer, A. 1998. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 27-28.
- <10> SDR19348 Bibliographic reference: Nicholson, C P & Barnes, P. 1975. Railways in the Peak District. p. 18.
- <11> SDR19339 Article in serial: Baxter, B. 1949. 'Early railways in Derbyshire', Engineering. Vol. 167, pp 573-576. p. 576.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 3005 5618 (15m by 14m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROMFORD, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Dec 21 2018 9:27AM