Monument record MDR9571 - Limestone Rock Cutting, Peak Forest Tramway, Higher Hallsteads, Chapel-en-le-Frith
Type and Period (2)
- RAILWAY CUTTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TRAMWAY (Georgian to Victorian - 1798 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The cutting is approximately five to six metres wide and three metres at its highest point. Along the south-west side of the Peak Forest Tramway track, there are several old quarry workings. The first part of the cutting is inaccessible, as it is on private land.
NGR: SK 07812 78878 - SK 08020 78230. (1)
The cutting carries the 1798 Peak Forest Tramway extension from Loads Knowl through an intervening ridge of high ground to Upper Dove Holes Dale. The cutting is deep but the limestone is massive and stable; the ridge was too low to make a tunnel feasible. There is a shallow limestone retaining wall at the base along most sections. The cutting was widened in 1803 for a second line of rails. Quarrying encroached on the south east end of the cutting. (8)
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 44.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. pp 79-80.
- <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 SDR19378 Unpublished document: Findlow, A (Inland Waterways Preservation Society). 2001.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). XV.2.
- <7> SDR19351 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2002. OS Explorer 0L24 (2002).
- <8> SDR19632 Unpublished document: Duckworth, S, Jessop, O and A Badcock (ARCUS). 2006. Conservation Management Plan, Peak Forest Tramway, Derbyshire. Feature No. 44.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 07859 78841 (87m by 83m) (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 4:55PM