Monument record MDO19582 - East Verne incline, Portland

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Summary

Site of original incline branch before Verne Fort was built; replaced by incline into Waycroft Quarries. 1861 plan shows upper branches of Portland Railway including incline and East Drum, and Cottage & Stable, removed in 1866 for fort. A published photograph of the 1850s shows the incline in use.

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Site of original incline branch before Verne Fort was built; replaced by incline into Waycroft Quarries. 1861 plan shows upper branches of Portland Railway including incline and East Drum, and Cottage & Stable, removed in 1866 for fort. (1) A published photograph of the 1850s shows the incline in use. (2-3)

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  • <1> Map: 1861. Plan of Lands in the Isle of Portland Dorsetshire, to be purchased by …the War Dept.
  • <2> Monograph: Jackson, B L. 1999. Isle of Portland Railways, vol. 1. The Admiralty and Quarry Railways. 29.
  • <3> Monograph: Burnett, D. 1974. A Dorset Camera. plate 88.

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Grid reference SY 6934 7335 (point)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2007 3:28AM

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