2013

SJ6902 : Hay Inclined Plane

taken 11 years ago, near to Coalport, Telford And Wrekin, England

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Hay Inclined Plane
Hay Inclined Plane
The Hay Incline Plane is a drop of 207 feet from the section of the Shropshire Canal at the top to Coalport at the bottom.

For more than 100 years, between the 1790s and 1980s, coal, iron and other products of the local industries were moved down to the Coalport Canal at the bottom of the incline to be taken, from there, onto the River Severn and transported to all parts of the country. Six of these canal inclines were built in this area between 1791 and 1797. The Hay Incline Plane is the only one which survives and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

The Incline generally worked by counterbalancing but, when no counterbalance weight was available, other power had to be used. In 1791, when the Incline was first in use, horses were used to power it. By 1793 a steam engine had been installed in a brick engine house the remains of which can be seen at the top of the Incline.

The last use of the incline is thought to have been in 1894.

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SJ6902, 214 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John M   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 7 April, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 7 April, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6946 0267 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:37.2558N 2:27.1531W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6942 0263
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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