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Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway)

England
List entry 1007026
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007026
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.23 hectares
Grid reference
SK 31331 55988, SK 31392 55879, SK 31441 55750
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Workshops, offices and terminus of the Cromford and High Peak Railway is a railway complex located in Derbyshire that dates from the early nineteenth century. Constructed as part of the pioneering Cromford and High Peak Railway, which opened in 1830, the site served as both the operational headquarters and manufacturing centre for this significant early railway undertaking. The complex comprises workshop buildings, administrative offices, and the terminal facilities essential to the functioning of this important transport infrastructure during the Industrial Revolution. The site represents a key survival of early railway architecture and the industrial heritage associated with Derbyshire's role in the development of Britain's rail network.

Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007026. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway)?

The Workshops, offices and terminus of the Cromford and High Peak Railway is a railway complex located in Derbyshire that dates from the early nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007026.

Who is responsible for protecting Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway)?

Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway) 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 1007026.

What other scheduled monuments are near Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meerbrook sough portal 380m south west of Leashaw Farm (1.4 km), Alderwasley Chapel (2.6 km), Remains of Nether Ratchwood and Rantor lead mines, 200m west of Old Lane (3.1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Meerbrook sough portal 380m south west of Leashaw Farm
1.4 km
Alderwasley Chapel
2.6 km
Remains of Nether Ratchwood and Rantor lead mines, 200m west of Old Lane
3.1 km
Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
3.3 km
Middleton Top winding engine house, wheels and wheel-pit
3.8 km
Butterley Gangroad and Fritchley Tunnel
4.8 km
Moated site north of Dannah Farm
5.4 km
Ivet Low bowl barrow
5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway)

Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway) stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Cromford, Derbyshire →
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