Site of tramroad
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Site of tramroad
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 18 May 2010
This is the line of the tramroad which connected the ironstone mines on Glasshouse Common - the area covered by trees in the distance - with the Chesterfield Canal. For most people this is simply now a public footpath, but careful attention to the ground formation shows that clearly that cut and fill took place to ensure an even gradient as far as possible.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.281482
Longitude
-1.407382