Monument record MDR9543 - South Boundary Wall and Viaduct Piers, Charley Lane to Stodhart Tunnel, Peak Forest Tramway, Chapel-en-le-Frith
Type and Period (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
NGR: SK 05030 81740 - SK 05720 81700. Section of Peak Forest Tramway track owned by Federal Mogul. The first part of the track has been tarmaced as a road used for brake testing. The second part, to the east of two viaducts, has a series of buildings constructed on it that are used as a water treatment works. The area is inaccessible, but could be viewed from a footpath. The only original features remaining are a retaining wall on the north side of the tracks and another on the south side, which could not be recorded. (1)
Removed section of south boundary wall running east from Charley Lane, and surviving south boundary wall, now incorporated into Ferodo test track boundary, running eastwards to Chapel Milton. Drystone retaining wall, with free-standing sections, probably part of 1803 track widening. Also Chapel Milton railway viaduct piers and wall sections between and immediately to the east. Earlier viaduct piers constructed 1863 to 1866; later viaduct piers and retaining wall constructed 1893 to 1894. Also southern boundary wall running eastwards to Stodhart Tunnel, probably part of 1803 track widening; some parts of wall missing and some rebuilt in 1980s. (9)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 19.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. pp 39-40.
- <3> SDR19379 Bibliographic reference: Lamb, B. 1968. 'The canal, Bugsworth complex and tramway: a discourse in maps', The Peak Forest Canal and Tramway.
- <4> SDR19378 Unpublished document: Findlow, A (Inland Waterways Preservation Society). 2001. An Assessment of the Archaeological and Historical Significance of Bugsworth Basin.
- <5> SDR19350 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000.
- <6> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). VIII.12/ IX.9.
- <7> SDR19368 Map: OS. 2002. OS Explorer OL1 (2002).
- <8> SDR19382 Bibliographic reference: Ripley, D. 1989. The Peak Forest Tramway (1794-1936). p 9.
- <9> SDR19632 Unpublished document: Duckworth, S, Jessop, O and A Badcock (ARCUS). 2006. Conservation Management Plan, Peak Forest Tramway, Derbyshire. Feature Nos 19a, 19b, 19b1, 19c, 19f1-4, 19h, 19k, 19k1.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 05406 81735 (864m by 167m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHAPEL EN LE FRITH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR2263
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
May 7 2020 4:46PM