Silkstone waggonway commemorative stone and replica wagon
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Silkstone waggonway commemorative stone and replica wagon
Image: © Chris Morgan Taken: 1 Jul 2020
"It was built in 1809 by the Barnsley Canal Navigation Company who were granted an Act of Parliament in 1808 for its construction. It transported coal from the collieries in the Silkstone valley 2½ miles from Silkstone Cross to Barnby Basin at Cawthorne where the canal terminates." See; https://www.aditnow.co.uk/Mines/Silkstone-Waggonway-Coal-Tramway_14404/
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Image Location
Latitude
53.543996
Longitude
-1.56414