Monument record MDO19727 - Tout Quarries, mineral railway branches, Portland

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Tramway courses, branches of Portland (Merchants') Railway, various phases; there was a double track through main entrance, shown on the 1863 and 1889 OS maps, and now indicated on the ground by sleeper blocks.

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Tramway courses, branches of Portland (Merchants') Railway, various phases. A double track through main entrance is shown on the 1863 and 1889 OS maps (1-2), and now indicated on the ground by sleeper blocks.


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1889, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11 (Map). SDO10250.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1889. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11.

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Grid reference Centred SY 6862 7281 (195m by 167m)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:33PM

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