Monument record MDR9553 - Stone sleeper blocks, 25m east of Bowdenhay Mill, Peak Forest Tramway, Chapel-en-le-Frith
Type and Period (1)
- TRAMWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Approximately 30 to 35 large stone sleeper blocks, not in situ; approximately 50cm x 50cm x 25cm saddle impressions and three holes. Further along the path, there is another large group, (approximately 50), of stone sleeper blocks thrown down along the side of a wall. (1).
NGR: SK 06251 81271 - SK 063000 81143
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 27.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. pp 49-52, 55-56.
- <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 SDR19378 Unpublished document: Findlow, A (Inland Waterways Preservation Society). 2001.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> 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.
- <6> SDR19339 Article in serial: Baxter, B. 1949. 'Early railways in Derbyshire', Engineering. Vol. 167, pp 573-576. p 575.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 06272 81205 (51m by 133m) (Approximate) |
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Civil Parish | CHAPEL EN LE FRITH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR1790
- EDR3300
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Record last edited
May 7 2020 4:49PM