Monument record MDO19616 - Castletown stone shipping places, Portland

Site of quay frontage with cranes served by sidings from Portland (Merchants') Railway. Disused by 1901 (when pier extended) and covered with buildings by 1927. Piers are shown on both sides of Portland Castle on a map of 1824.

Site if quay frontage with cranes served by sidings from Portland (Merchants') Railway. (1-4) Disused by 1901 (when pier extended) and covered with buildings by 1927. (5-6) Piers are shown on both sides of Portland Castle on a map of 1824. (7) Published plans of 1873 and 1897 are given by Jackson. (8)

<1> Wyld, J, 1828, Plan of the Island of Portland in the County of Dorset (Map). SDO10236.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

<3> 1841, Portland Tithe Map (Map). SDO10253.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1889, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.7 (Map). SDO10335.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1901, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.7 (Map). SDO10337.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1929, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.7 (Map). SDO10336.

<7> 1824, Plan of Railway or Tram Road in over and through certain lands in the Parish of St George, Island of Portland in the County of Dorset (Map). SDO10339.

<8> Jackson, B L, 1999, Isle of Portland Railways, vol. 1. The Admiralty and Quarry Railways, 42 & 44 (Monograph). SDO10248.

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Aug 30 2024 10:58AM