The foot of the Shallcross Incline

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The photograph on this page of The foot of the Shallcross Incline by Raymond Knapman as part of the Geograph project.

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The foot of the Shallcross Incline

Image: © Raymond Knapman Taken: 30 Mar 2016

Now used as a recreation pathway this was an incline on the Cromford and High Peak Railway and worked by stationary engines first by chain then by wire rope.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.320255
Longitude
-1.981946