Monument record MDR9430 - Siding, Steeple House Quarry; Cromford & High Peak Railway
Type and Period (1)
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A siding to Middlepeak Quarry, (also Hopton Wood Stone Co.) known as Messrs. Smart & Sons siding. The siding is only a few metres up the track from the Steeple Grange Light Railway siding, (also known as Stone Firms Branch & Killer Bros. Branch). Boundary wall, (SMR 15597), stops for approximately 25m before continuing, starting with a stone sleeper. There is a short length of retaining wall behind a wooden fence which currently bridges the gap in the boundary wall. This modern-looking boundary wall holds up a bank of trees and continues round the present day Steeple Grange Light Railway Yard. It appears that the two siding walls no longer exist, although there is a clear track down toward the quarry - presumably following the old Cromford & High Peak Railway line. (1-7)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 88.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 136.
- <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. 10.
- <5> SDR19341 Bibliographic reference: Coleford, I C. 1996. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 9.
- <6> SDR19344 Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. 'Onwards to Cromford and High Peak Junction', Scenes from the Past, 37. p. 51, 53, 54.
- <7> SDR19349 Bibliographic reference: Rimmer, A. 1998. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 9.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 28803 55427 (34m by 27m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WIRKSWORTH, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Dec 21 2018 9:27AM