Monument record MDR9422 - Boundary/retaining wall, Black Rocks; Cromford & High Peak Railway
Type and Period (2)
- BOUNDARY WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- REVETMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
NGR: SK 29060 55580 - SK 28416 55194. Drystone wall starting with a gatepost of heavily tooled gritstone blocks, approximately 1m high. As the Cromford & High Peak Railway track goes over two roads, it becomes a retaining wall to revet the embankment along which the track runs. The foot of the retaining wall is of large, regular gritstone blocks in distinct courses. At the top of the wall (from the level of the trackbed), the stones are smaller, regular and also laid in distinct courses. At the National Stone Centre it continues as a retaining wall to revet the embankment. At Coals Hill Quarry the wall stops as the quarry is either side of the track, which is carried by an embankment. The wall turns south and ends by being built up against the quarry face. (1)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 80.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 124, 142.
- <3> SDR19344 Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. 'Onwards to Cromford and High Peak Junction', Scenes from the Past, 37. p. 48, 51, 54.
- <4> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXIV. 10/14.
- <5> SDR19350 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
- <6> SDR19351 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
- <7> SDR19349 Bibliographic reference: Rimmer, A. 1998. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 75.
- <8> SDR19340 Bibliographic reference: Blakemore, M & Mosley, D. 2003. Railways of the Peak District. p. 44,49.
- <9> SDR19341 Bibliographic reference: Coleford, I C. 1996. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 9, 18.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 28628 55266 (653m by 391m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WIRKSWORTH, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Jan 9 2018 4:38PM