Monument record MDO19580 - Portland Railway Upper Branch, Portland

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Summary

Starts near top of incline and contours Verne Hill before entering Waycroft and King Barrow quarries. First shown on 1841 map. By 1863 entered Waycroft Quarries through a cutting in waste tips. Line removed by 1926.

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Starts near top of incline and contours Verne Hill before entering Waycroft and King Barrow quarries. First shown on 1841 map. (1) By 1863 entered Waycroft Quarries through a cutting in waste tips. (2-4) Line removed by 1926. (5)

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  • <1> Map: 1841. Portland Tithe Map.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1889. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1901. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11.
  • <5> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1929. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11. 25 inch.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6912 7329 (504m by 787m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 3 2017 2:02PM

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