Monument record MDR9458 - Incline wheel pit & rope guides, Middleton Top, Cromford & High Peak Railway
Type and Period (2)
- WHEEL PIT (Georgian - 1820 AD to 1830 AD)
- INCLINE WINDING ENGINE (Georgian - 1820 AD to 1830 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Rectangular brick and stone underground structure, approximately 14m x 7m. The structure houses the wheel and rope machinery for hauling the locomotives up the incline; the machinery is powered from the engine and boiler houses. The wheel is approximately 1m diameter and fixed to the side of the engine house. The wheel is made of iron and acted as a rope-guide for the ropes which exited the engine house. The ropes were set in motion by the engine house, which then pulled the wheel pit machinery which, in turn, pulled more ropes and wheels. (1-6)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 114.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. pp 164-5.
- <3> SDR19349 Bibliographic reference: Rimmer, A. 1998. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. pp 13, 37, 38, 43, 82, 84, 104.
- <4> SDR19344 Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. 'Onwards to Cromford and High Peak Junction', Scenes from the Past, 37. pp 29-31, 35, 39, 41, 43, 45.
- <5> SDR18890 Bibliographic reference: Marshall, J. 1996. The Cromford & High Peak Railway. pp 2, 14.
- <6> SDR19341 Bibliographic reference: Coleford, I C. 1996. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p 22.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 27607 55186 (point) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MIDDLETON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- EDR1790
- EDR3859
- EDR2789
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Record last edited
Dec 14 2017 4:45PM