Building record MDR9460 - Engineman's cottage, Middleton Top; Cromford & High Peak Railway
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY WORKERS COTTAGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Engineman's cottage.
The structure is approximately 9m x 6m and 5m high and two storeys high. The cottage is constructed of ashlar cut gritstone blocks, laid in regular courses. The NE corner of the building has a chamfered edge, between 0.3m & 2.5m off the ground, to accommodate the proximity of the passing track and wagons. The cottage is now used as an office for the Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 116.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 170-1.
- <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.14.
- <5> SDR19351 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
- <6> SDR19349 Bibliographic reference: Rimmer, A. 1998. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 34, 43, 72.
- <7> SDR19340 Bibliographic reference: Blakemore, M & Mosley, D. 2003. Railways of the Peak District. p. 45.
- <8> SDR19344 Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. 'Onwards to Cromford and High Peak Junction', Scenes from the Past, 37. p. 27, 28, 33, 38, 44.
- <9> SDR18890 Bibliographic reference: Marshall, J. 1996. The Cromford & High Peak Railway. p. 65, 85.
- <10> SDR19341 Bibliographic reference: Coleford, I C. 1996. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. inside front cover.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 27576 55175 (9m by 10m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MIDDLETON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR1790
- EDR3859
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Record last edited
Dec 21 2018 9:27AM