Monument record MDR9529 - Eastern Bugsworth Arch, Peak Forest Tramway, Chapel-en-le-Frith
Type and Period (1)
- TRAMWAY BRIDGE (Victorian - 1860 AD to 1870 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Easterly section of double bridge constructed to carry a siding to the limekilns. Constructed of regular gritstone blocks, the double bridge is approximately five metres high and 40m long, with a skew tunnel. The bridge is overgrown with grass and trees, but the condition is stable. (1)
At west end of section of elevated tramway branch; originally carried on drystone retaining walls. Built in the late 1860s to carry elevated tramway branch over Jane Lane, while maintaining a level grade from junction to kilns. Easterly of the two 'Bugsworth Arches'. (9)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 5.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 14.
- <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). VIII.11.
- <5> SDR19368 Map: OS. 2002. OS Explorer OL1 (2002).
- <6> SDR19379 Bibliographic reference: Lamb, B. 1968. 'The canal, Bugsworth complex and tramway: a discourse in maps', The Peak Forest Canal and Tramway.
- <7> SDR19378 Unpublished document: Findlow, A (Inland Waterways Preservation Society). 2001. An Assessment of the Archaeological and Historical Significance of Bugsworth Basin. 42.
- <8> SDR19380 *Internet Web Site: Whitehead, P. 2002. The Peak Forest Tramway, High Peak Derbyshire (including a walking guide to the Limestone Way). http//www.brocross.com/iwps/pages/pft.htm. p 3, 14.
- <9> SDR19632 Unpublished document: Duckworth, S, Jessop, O and A Badcock (ARCUS). 2006. Conservation Management Plan, Peak Forest Tramway, Derbyshire. Feature No. 5b.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 02562 82115 (9m by 5m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHAPEL EN LE FRITH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
May 7 2020 4:42PM