Footpath on abandoned tramway
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Footpath on abandoned tramway by Graham Hogg as part of the Geograph project.
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Footpath on abandoned tramway
Image: © Graham Hogg Taken: 21 May 2012
The gravity operated tramway was originally built to carry limestone from the quarries at Caldon Low (4 miles to the west) to the canal and lime kilns at Froghall Wharf. It was abandoned in the 1920s.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.028287
Longitude
-1.951352