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SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 280025Created on 22 Jun 2015. Plate 147 is a 1963 view from the south of a small development for the Laporte Chemical Company. Barytes, produced by the Silverband mine, was carried by aerial rope-way from a crushing plant at the mine to the bunker and hopper located by a new siding (/location-summaries/structure-280025) to the right of the goods shed. (/location-summaries/structure-280040) (See Fig. 52). By the time the photograph was taken the siding had been removed. The goods shed is for three wagons, as originally… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 280180Created on 22 Jun 2015. Plate 146 is a context view from the south from August 1966 of the ‘up’ platform and main station building and booking office (/location-summaries/structure-280210). This is the first view of the No 2 (medium) style of building. It is constructed were brick with red sandstone, used for the quoins, plinth, and window surrounds. At the time of the photograph the station was obviously well maintained and has well-tended gardens but by January of the following year (1967) the station was an… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 280210Created on 22 Jun 2015. Plate 147 is a 1963 view from the south of a small development for the Laporte Chemical Company. Barytes, produced by the Silverband mine, was carried by aerial rope-way from a crushing plant at the mine to the bunker and hopper located by a new siding to the right of the goods shed. (/location-summaries/structure-280040) (See Fig. 52). By the time the photograph was taken the siding had been removed. The goods shed is for three wagons, as originally planned. Note the typical S&C location… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 256530Created on 22 Jun 2015. Plate 145 is a photograph taken on October 1965 of bridge 254 (/location-summaries/structure-280140), an under bridge over the Long Marton Road, south of the station at Long Marton. The bridge was strengthened in 1904 by the addition of a steel centre girder (similar to bridges 115 (Garsdale)(Coal Road/Garsdale Station Road) (PROW - road) and No 181 (Kirkby Stephen) (A685 (PROW- road)(/location-summaries/structure-266650). Detail of the decorative parapet railing can be seen. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 280140Created on 22 Jun 2015. Plate 145 is a photograph taken on October 1965 of bridge 254, an under bridge over the Long Marton Road, south of the station at Long Marton. The bridge was strengthened in 1904 by the addition of a steel centre girder (similar to bridges 115 (Garsdale)(Coal Road/Garsdale Station Road) (PROW - road) (/location-summaries/structure-256530) and No 181 (Kirkby Stephen) (A685 (PROW- road)(/location-summaries/structure-266650). Detail of the decorative parapet railing can be seen. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 279960Created on 22 Jun 2015. Plate 144 is a context view in 1984 from the east of the six workers’ houses at Long Marston built on the rural outskirts of the village of Long Marston. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 279870Created on 22 Jun 2015. Plate 143 is a context view from the north of Long Marston Viaduct (Bridge no 252). The viaduct is 108 yards long and 60ft high and was built between 1871 and 1874 from red sandstone quarried at Dufton Gill, two miles away. It has stone abutments, piers and parapets, brick arches and stone voussoirs. The five spans vary from 43ft to 45ft. The viaduct crosses Troutbeck, which also lends its name to an alternative title for the viaduct. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 277420Created on 15 Jun 2015. The name “Appleby” was changed to “Appleby West” in 1952 to avoid confusion with the ex-NER station “Appleby East”. After the NER station closed in 1962, the Midland station reverted to the original”Appleby” in May 1968. Figure 48 details in three parts - a, b and c - the track layout at Appleby based upon information from an LMS survey of 1946 with other information from Midland Railway surveys for 1911 and 1912. Figure 49 is a signalling diagram for Appleby North based upon information… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 277360Created on 15 Jun 2015. The name “Appleby” was changed to “Appleby West” in 1952 to avoid confusion with the ex-NER station “Appleby East”. After the NER station closed in 1962, the Midland station reverted to the original”Appleby” in May 1968. Figure 48 details in three parts - a, b and c - the track layout at Appleby based upon information from an LMS survey of 1946 with other information from Midland Railway surveys for 1911 and 1912. Figure 49 is a signalling diagram for Appleby North based upon information… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 277260Created on 15 Jun 2015. The name “Appleby” was changed to “Appleby West” in 1952 to avoid confusion with the ex-NER station “Appleby East”. After the NER station closed in 1962, the Midland station reverted to the original”Appleby” in May 1968. Figure 48 details in three parts - a, b and c - the track layout at Appleby based upon information from an LMS survey of 1946 with other information from Midland Railway surveys for 1911 and 1912. Plate 139 is a context view looking north of Appleby station taken in May 1961… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 277100Created on 15 Jun 2015. The name “Appleby” was changed to “Appleby West” in 1952 to avoid confusion with the ex-NER station “Appleby East”. After the NER station closed in 1962, the Midland station reverted to the original”Appleby” in May 1968. Figure 48 details in three parts - a, b and c - the track layout at Appleby based upon information from an LMS survey of 1946 with other information from Midland Railway surveys for 1911 and 1912. Plate 138 is a context view of Appleby taken from the footbridge looking south… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 277210Created on 15 Jun 2015. The name “Appleby” was changed to “Appleby West” in 1952 to avoid confusion with the ex-NER station “Appleby East”. After the NER station closed in 1962, the Midland station reverted to the original”Appleby” in May 1968. Figure 48 details in three parts - a, b and c - the track layout at Appleby based upon information from an LMS survey of 1946 with other information from Midland Railway surveys for 1911 and 1912. Plate 138 is a context view of Appleby taken from the footbridge looking south… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 277270Created on 15 Jun 2015. The name “Appleby” was changed to “Appleby West” in 1952 to avoid confusion with the ex-NER station “Appleby East”. After the NER station closed in 1962, the Midland station reverted to the original”Appleby” in May 1968. Figure 47 shows the signalling diagram for Appleby West based upon information from 1965. Figure 48 details in three parts - a, b and c - the track layout at Appleby based upon information from an LMS survey of 1946 with other information from Midland Railway surveys for… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 277050Created on 15 Jun 2015. The name “Appleby” was changed to “Appleby West” in 1952 to avoid confusion with the ex-NER station “Appleby East”. After the NER station closed in 1962, the Midland station reverted to the original”Appleby” in May 1968. Plate 136 is an image from 29 July 1965 showing the Appleby plant of the Express Dairy Company which was situated half a mile south of Appleby station. Milk was taken to Cricklewood for the benefit of people in London. Connections were made with the railway during 1930/31… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 275310Created on 14 Jun 2015. Figure 46 shows in two sections the track layout at Ormside based upon information from a Midland Road survey from 1912. Plate 135 shows Ormside Viaduct - Bridge No 231 - where the railway crosses the river Eden for the first time. One of the ten piers of the viaduct stands in the river. The viaduct is 200 yards long and the third and seventh piers are reinforced and stand 90ft above the river. The viaduct is made up of stone abutments, piers and parapets with brick arches, with 45ft spans… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 274840Created on 14 Jun 2015. Figure 46 shows in two sections the track layout at Ormside based upon information from a Midland Road survey from 1912. Plate 133 is a context view of Ormside station (/location-summaries/structure-274800) from the south east. The station building is a No 3 (small) building with light and dark stonework. Original proposals were for a station at Asby, the next village south of Ormside. This would have resulted in a passenger station in the vicinity of Grisedale some three miles away. Later… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 274830Created on 14 Jun 2015. Figure 46 shows in two sections the track layout at Ormside based upon information from a Midland Road survey from 1912. Plate 133 is a context view of Ormside station from the south east. The station building (/location-summaries/structure-274800) is a No 3 (small) building with light and dark stonework. Original proposals were for a station at Asby, the next village south of Ormside. This would have resulted in a passenger station in the vicinity of Grisedale some three miles away. Later… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 274860Created on 14 Jun 2015. Figure 46 shows in two sections the track layout at Ormside based upon information from a Midland Road survey from 1912. Plate 133 is a context view of Ormside station from the south east. The station building (/location-summaries/structure-274800) is a No 3 (small) building with light and dark stonework. Original proposals were for a station at Asby, the next village south of Ormside. This would have resulted in a passenger station in the vicinity of Grisedale some three miles away. Later… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 274800Created on 14 Jun 2015. Figure 46 shows in two sections the track layout at Ormside based upon information from a Midland Road survey from 1912. Plate 133 is a context view of Ormside station from the south east. The station building is a No 3 (small) building with light and dark stonework. Original proposals were for a station at Asby, the next village south of Ormside. This would have resulted in a passenger station in the vicinity of Grisedale some three miles away. Later representations from local landowners… Read more |
SCRCA Note: Background information relating to Harraby War MemorialCreated on 4 Jun 2015. The following link provides a wealth of background information relating to this structure: http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/carlisle/ww1-heroes-walk-of-honour/memorial-3-harraby-war-memorial-carlisle |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 273310Created on 2 Jun 2015. Plate 132 is a context view of the north portal of Helm Tunnel. Built between 1870 and 1873 it is 571yds in length and was cut through red marl. It has stone side walls, invert and faces, and a brick arch was provided. Attention is drawn to the position of the nameboard which has 4in cast letters on a 2ft 9in x 1ft 9in cast iron plate, mounted on recovered and machined sleepers with a finished size of 11in x 5in. In this image the top of the plate stood 6ft above ground level. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 271960Created on 2 Jun 2015. Plates 130 and 131 are context views from the north and south respectively taken in 1973 showing the Griseburn Ballast Sidings (/location-summaries/structure-271970) and Signal Box (/location-summaries/structure-271930). The Signal Box Lamp Hut can be seen to the north of the Signal Box and signal (i.e. to the right in the image) in Plate 130. Figure 45 shows the track layout at Griseburn Ballast Sidings, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey in 1912. In addition to showing… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 271910Created on 2 Jun 2015. The Level Crossing can be seen in the foreground of Plate 131, which is a context view from the south taken in 1973 showing the Griseburn Ballast Sidings (/location-summaries/structure-271970) and Signal Box (/location-summaries/structure-271930). Figure 45 shows the track layout at Griseburn Ballast Sidings, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey in 1912. In addition to the Level Crossing, this also shows the position of Bridge SAC/215 - High Griseburn (track/footpath) (/… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 271930Created on 2 Jun 2015. Figure 44 is a signalling diagram for Griseburn Ballast Sidings, based upon information available in 1963. Plates 130 and 131 are context views from the north and south respectively taken in 1973 showing the Griseburn Ballast Sidings (/location-summaries/structure-271970) and Signal Box. From the late 1880s until World War 1, stone was quarried here for use as ballast on the railway. The sidings were provided as a stabling point for wagons of ballast, ready for use whenever necessary. The… Read more |