Listed Building record MDR9476 - Skew bridge between Hopton Tunnel & Hopton Incline, Hopton
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY BRIDGE (Georgian - 1826 AD to 1826 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Very large stone skew bridge, over a road that links the Brassington to Wirksworth Road to the Via Gellia. The bridge is approximately 15m wide and 12m high. The tunnel is approximately 6m wide, 11m long and 10m high. The bridge is constructed of large gritstone blocks, dressed on all sides, except their outer faces; they are laid in regular even courses. Almost every gritstone block has an approximately 0.05m wide depression in its outer face, (possibly connected with lifting the stone). There are two inscriptions on the footing of the bridge. The bridge is flanked on either side by two large, splayed retaining walls/buttresses. On the south side of the bridge, the flanking walls/buttresses are constructed of irregular drystone limestone blocks. On the north side, the construction is of dressed gritstone blocks, laid in regular courses and mortared. (1)
A skew bridge constructed in 1826 from coursed squared limestone with rock-faced finish, except under the arch and on the keystone. It has a large stiled arch and at base there is an inscribed stone stating 'the Right Honourable Lady Scarsdale laid this stone November 14 1826'. A further stone halfway up is inscribed 'Emma Matilda Wilmot laid this stone May MDCC?11???'. There are heads of iron ties either side of the keystone. Above there is a stringcourse with a bridge parapet over and there are pilasters at either end of the bridge. To either side of the bridge there are coursed rubble limestone embankments. (10)
Carries 1826 CHPR trackbed over the Via Gellia-Hopton Road. Inscribed stone reads 'Honourable Lady Scarsdale laid this stone November 14 1826'. (11)
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 132.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 194-199.
- <3> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXIV.13.
- <4> SDR19350 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
- <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. 32, 92.
- <7> SDR19344 Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. 'Onwards to Cromford and High Peak Junction', Scenes from the Past, 37. p. 16, 20.
- <8> SDR18890 Bibliographic reference: Marshall, J. 1996. The Cromford & High Peak Railway. p. 47,87.
- <9> SDR19341 Bibliographic reference: Coleford, I C. 1996. The Cromford and High Peak Railway. p. 21.
- <10> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. List entry number 1335197.
- <11> SDR18788 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 1997. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part IV. Derbyshire Dales.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 26188 54647 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOPTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
Nov 9 2023 3:55PM