Monument record MDR9565 - Trackbed Shelf, Lower Plumpton, Peak Forest Tramway, Chapel-en-le-Frith
Type and Period (2)
- RAILWAY TRACKBED (Georgian - 1795 AD to 1803 AD)
- TRAMWAY (Georgian to Victorian - 1795 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cutting into the side of the hill.
The cutting creates a flat terrace on which the Peak Forest Tramway sits. The cutting is approximately five to six metres wide on its west side and approximately six to seven metres deep. There is a steep slope to the east of the Peak Forest Tramway created by the large cutting for the A6 road.
NGR: SK 07190 80097 - SK 07215 79860 (1)
Heavily constructed trackbed shelf along steep-sided Barmoor Clough, involving extensive quarrying into west slope to provide fill to east, and create a wide enough trackbed. Constructed 1795; widened in 1803. (6)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 38.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. pp 67-68.
- <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 SDR19378 Unpublished document: Findlow, A (Inland Waterways Preservation Society). 2001.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> SDR19632 Unpublished document: Duckworth, S, Jessop, O and A Badcock (ARCUS). 2006. Conservation Management Plan, Peak Forest Tramway, Derbyshire. Feature No. 38.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 07201 79977 (39m by 275m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHAPEL EN LE FRITH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR2263
- EDR1790
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Record last edited
May 7 2020 4:53PM