2015

SK0648 : The 1778 Caldon Low Tramroad

taken 9 years ago, near to Cotton, Staffordshire, England

The 1778 Caldon Low Tramroad
The 1778 Caldon Low Tramroad
This embankment once carried a horse-drawn waggonway across the boggy ground here towards the quarries at Caldon Low. The waggonway carried limestone from the quarries to the Caldon Canal at Froghall Old Wharf.

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Geographical Context: Uplands Quarrying, Mining Railways Former: Tramroad Waggonway Railway Primary Subject: Embankment
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Caldon Canal at Froghall [2] ·
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SK0648, 17 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Calderwood   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 8 February, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 13 February, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0661 4812 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:1.8195N 1:54.1734W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0658 4812
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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