2020

SE1125 : Former mineral tramway near Badger Lane, Hipperholme

taken 4 years ago, near to Hipperholme, Calderdale, England

Former mineral tramway near Badger Lane, Hipperholme
Former mineral tramway near Badger Lane, Hipperholme
The tramway is about to cross the valley to the far side of Badger Lane and climb up to the former Hipperholme Station. It crossed the beck on a bridge; there are a few ruined pillars in Red Beck, SE1125 : Mysterious pillars in Red Beck near Badger Lane. It then crossed under Badger Lane in a culvert. The tramway was built in 1919 to take bricks from Allen's brickworks to the station. It was operated by a steam-powered endless belt (information from LinkExternal link ). It is shown on maps revised in 1930 and 1948, and was presumably dismantled when the brickworks closed in the 1950s. Diring a further look at the 1930 map I suddenly realised that the tramway went over the beck but continued descending and went under the road. I had seen what I thought was a drainage channel on the far side of the road and realise now that it must have been the tramway.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Railways Derelict, Disused Woodland, Forest Primary Subject: Tramway
This photo is linked from: Articles: · The Valley of Red Beck, near Brighouse Automatic Clusters: · Red Beck [18] · Mineral Tramway [8] · Hipperholme Station [5] ·
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SE1125, 184 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Humphrey Bolton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 4 April, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 6 April, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 1190 2522 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:43.3951N 1:49.2681W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 1190 2522
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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