The back of Wellington Street
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The back of Wellington Street
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 18 May 2010
Apparently just a straightforward 'back' lane for the streets on either side, this has a much more interesting history. It is in fact the line of the tramroad which connected the ironstone mines on Glasshouse Common with the Chesterfield Canal at Dixon's Wharf.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.273911
Longitude
-1.403288