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Stockton & Darlington Railway: Brusselton Inclines is a set of inclined planes constructed as part of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened in 1825. Located in Durham, the inclines represent an early engineering solution to the challenge of conveying loaded waggons up steep gradients, a critical technical feature of this pioneering public railway. The site demonstrates the innovative approach taken by George Stephenson and his engineers to overcome topographical obstacles whilst utilising stationary steam engines and rope haulage systems. As one of the surviving infrastructure elements of Britain's first public steam railway, the Brusselton Inclines retain significant archaeological and historical importance as evidence of early nineteenth-century railway engineering practice.
Stockton & Darlington Railway: Brusselton Inclines is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1480914. View the official record →
Stockton & Darlington Railway: Brusselton Inclines is a set of inclined planes constructed as part of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened in 1825. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1480914.
Stockton & Darlington Railway: Brusselton Inclines is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1480914.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Legs Cross (3.1 km), Deserted medieval village at Walworth (6.6 km), Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stockton & Darlington Railway: Brusselton Inclines's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stockton & Darlington Railway: Brusselton Inclines stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.