Monument record MDR9572 - Retaining and Boundary Wall, Higher Hallsteads, Peak Forest Tramway, Chapel-en-le-Frith
Type and Period (4)
- REVETMENT (Georgian to Victorian - 1798 AD? to 1900 AD)
- TRAMWAY (Georgian to Victorian - 1795 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOUNDARY WALL (Georgian to Victorian - 1798 AD? to 1900 AD)
- STILE (Georgian to Victorian - 1798 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Small drystone retaining wall, approximately one metre high, which holds up cutting SMR 29932. The wall is constructed from limestone blocks and is heavily overgrown.
NGR: SK 07900 78810 - SK 07989 78640. (1)
A drystone retaining wall supporting the lower slopes on the east side of the rock cutting and its southerly opening out in Quarries 1 and 2, marking the eastern boundary of Peak Forest Tramway. Towards the south end a footpath descends from above, with local sections of drystone retaining wall; the final section runs atop the wall itself. Also step stile for footpath into Peak Forest Tramway trackbed. (8)
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDR19352 Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 45.
- <2> SDR19353 Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. p 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 SDR19378 Unpublished document: Findlow, A (Inland Waterways Preservation Society). 2001.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 SDR19632 Unpublished document: Duckworth, S, Jessop, O and A Badcock (ARCUS). 2006.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 Nos 45, 45a.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 07942 78750 (66m by 98m) (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