Monument record MDO19729 - Coombefield Quarry tramway, Portland

Rails and stone setts of former tramway level crossing over old section of Southwell Road (now by-passed) survived in 1999, with two lines of three rails each, with gauge of c. 4ft 6in between the two centre rails. In 1901 the tramway from Coombefield Quarry crossed the road and branched into two waste tips at the cliffs. No longer in use by 1926 but one track course still ran beneath a tipping bridge from another quarry.

Rails and stone setts of former tramway level crossing over old section of Southwell Road (now by-passed) survived in 1999, with two lines of three rails each, with gauge of c. 4ft 6in between the two centre rails. (1) In 1901 the tramway from Coombefield Quarry crossed the road and branched into two waste tips at the cliffs. (2-3) No longer in use by 1926 but one track course still ran beneath a tipping bridge from another quarry. (4)

<1> AC Archaeology, 2002, The Isle of Portland Review of Mineral Planning Permissions Stage 1: archaeological baseline study for Hanson Bath & Portland Stone, document no. 4299/1/4. (Unpublished document). SDO10260.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1901, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LX.3 (Map). SDO10281.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1901, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.15 (Map). SDO10268.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1929, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LX.3 (Map). SDO10282.

Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:33PM