Tramway terminus (that part in Ipstones C.P.) and retaining walls approximately 20 metres east of head of Caldon Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Tramway terminus.
Tramway terminus (that part in Ipstones C.P.) and retaining walls approximately 20 metres east of head of Caldon Canal
- WRENN ID
- tired-jade-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1986
- Type
- Tramway terminus
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tramway terminus and retaining walls, located approximately 20 metres east of the head of the Caldon Canal in Ipstones, date from around 1783. The retaining walls are made of rock-faced ashlar and stand about 8 metres high and 40 metres long. The walls are slightly corbelled out at the coping and feature two buttresses on the left, flanking a small round-arch water channel, with another round arch in the centre. The right side of the retaining wall ramps down in a concave curve. This tramway was constructed to transport limestone from Caldon Low to the canal, as the steep gradient made it impractical to extend the canal directly to the quarry. The terminus is part of a close group that includes Froghall Forge, a warehouse, and a canal bridge.
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