Site of Portland Wharf
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Site of Portland Wharf
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 30 Nov 2018
Originally a large basin on the Cromford Canal acting as a transshipment point for coal brought down on tramroads from the Portland and associated collieries in the Selston area. It stretched as far as the houses of Jacksdale in the background. The footpath provides access from Jacksdale to the footpaths along the canal and to the Erewash Meadows Nature Reserve, but was originally a means of access to employment at the Codnor Park Ironworks.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.05828
Longitude
-1.338232