Woolsthorpe: trackbed of the High Dyke Branch and Colsterworth North Quarry
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Woolsthorpe: trackbed of the High Dyke Branch and Colsterworth North Quarry
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 27 Aug 2009
The High Dyke branch was built during the First World War to carry iron ore from quarries at Colsterworth, Skillington, Buckminster, Gunby and Sproxton to the East Coast Main line (the junction and sidings were in square SK9329) and closed in 1973. This view shows the edge of the railway embankment and the steep drop to what was Colsterworth North Quarry, worked from 1943-66, which filled the northern third of this square and much of SK9124. See other photos nearby for more on the quarries and railways in the area.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.810201
Longitude
-0.635807