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SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of F.S. Williams (1876) for the Ribblehead Railway Construction CampCreated on 5 September 2017. Source: "The Midland railway: its rise and progress. A narrative of modern enterprise" by Frederick Smeeton Williams, published by Strahan & Co London (1876). The following extracts are from pages 489-493: Image 1 Line drawing: An artists impression of the 'caravan' known as the... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of F.S. Williams (1876) for Helwith Bridge (SAC/33)Created on 5 September 2017. Source: "The Midland railway: its rise and progress. A narrative of modern enterprise" by Frederick Smeeton Williams, published by Strahan & Co London (1876). The following extract is from pages 486: "Here a county road has for many years been carried over the Ribble by a little bridge; but the county authorities refused the railway company permission to make a level crossing, so the public road had to be diverted and conducted over the river and the railway by... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of F.S. Williams (1876) for Sheriff Brow ViaductCreated on 5 September 2017. Image 1 Sheriff Brow Bridge, crossing the River Ribble near Stainforth.Source: "The Midland railway: its rise and progress. A narrative of modern enterprise" by Frederick Smeeton Williams, published by Strahan & Co London (1876). The following extract is from pages 486: "A mile beyond... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of F.S. Williams (1876) for Langcliffe Lime WorksCreated on 5 September 2017. Source: "The Midland railway: its rise and progress. A narrative of modern enterprise" by Frederick Smeeton Williams, published by Strahan & Co London (1876). The following extract is from pages 484-5: "We now pass the works of the Craven Lime Company, which, by favour of the Midland authorities, had for some time past been sending off large quantities of lime and limestone by the then unopened railway. The great kiln is formed by one continuous chamber, built... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of F.S. Williams (1876) for Settle StationCreated on 5 September 2017. Source: "The Midland railway: its rise and progress. A narrative of modern enterprise" by Frederick Smeeton Williams, published by Strahan & Co London (1876). The following extract is from pages 482-3: "Settle presented, when we first saw it, a strange and confused appearance. The pretty passenger station, built of freestone and in Gothic style, was nearly finished; the walls of the spacious goods shed were almost ready to receive the roof, and the commodious... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Frontage Refurbished in July 2017Created on 23 July 2017. The timber frontage was replaced in July 2017. For further information see the News Item entitled 'New frontage for Ribblehead waiting shelter'. |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of the 'Britain from Above' website for Helwith Bridge QuarriesCreated on 11 June 2017. The 'Britain from Above' website includes a number of black and white aerial photographs (taken between 1936 and 1949) that show Arcow Quarry and / or Foredale Quarry (along with parts of the surrounding area, including some of the adjacent quarries). Unfortunately, the website's licensing terms preclude the inclusion of these images here, but they can be viewed on the 'Britain from Above' website via the following links: ... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Current use of 'Ribblehead Quarry Siding' and adjacent quarry siteCreated on 10 June 2017. For information relating to the current use of this site, see the SCRCA Knowledge Base for Ribblehead Transfer Sidings and the related location record 'Ribblehead Railhead and Transfer Sidings'. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Aerial photographs on the "Britain from above" websiteCreated on 27 April 2017. The 'http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/' website provides free online access to a small but fascinating selection of low-resolution aerial photographs covering parts of Britain. Some of these images cover parts of the Settle-Carlisle Railway Conservation Area. Unfortunately, the terms of use prevent these images being reproduced here without payment of a license fee (which we cannot afford). However, the images can be viewed directly on the... Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of YDNPA Conservation Area Appraisal 2010 for 238400Created on 26 April 2017. Pages 20-23 of "Conservation Area Appraisals in the Yorkshire Dales National Park - Settle-Carlisle Railway - Adopted Document" (published by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority in 2010) includes a brief review and history of this site, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. A copy of this document can be downloaded in pdf format using the link provided on the Reference sources page. |
SCRCA Note: Consolidated record for a group of Midland Railway Company boundary markersCreated on 24 April 2017. There are a number of surviving 'MR' boundary marker posts within the SCRCA. They are all identical in design. To keep the database to a manageable size, a single SCRCA Structure Record has been created to cover all of the markers in the area concerned. The coordinates are approximate and relate to either the first boundary marker identified in the area or the middle marker in a distinct row. |
SCRCA Note regarding accessibility / visibility of the former Blue Rock Quarry Spur / SidingCreated on 21 April 2017. The former spur / siding for Blue Rock Quarry is private property. Part of the former trackbed now lies within the garden of Hazel Cottage. |
SCRCA Note: Text of sign at north portal to Birkett Common TunnelCreated on 13 April 2017. The text of the sign at the north portal to Birkett Tunnel reads: "168 BIRKETT TUNNEL 424 YARDS" |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of "Dent" by W.R. Mitchell (Castleberg, 1995) for Dentdale Snow ScreensCreated on 12 April 2017. The following is an extract from page 80 of W.R. Mitchell's book “Dent: The Highest Mainline Station in England" (published by Castleberg in 1995): Cecil Sanderson (Sandy), who took-up his duties as Stationmaster [at Dent] in the autumn of 1938, was soon aware of the ferocity of a Dent blizzard. The troublesome quarter was the North East, and the snow overswept Widdale Fell to be arrested (briefly) by the snow fences, which did not mean much. "Snow was heaped up... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Bridge SAC/322 entombed during works to repair adjacent embankmentCreated on 11 April 2017. The embankment immediately adjacent to (and to the south of) Bridge SAC/322 suffered a partial collapse in December 2015 following an extended period of particularly wet weather. As the embankment collapsed, it demolished part of the bridge's south-eastern wing wall. Temporary repairs were made by Network Rail within a few days. Permanent repairs were undertaken during the first quarter of 2017. (Eden District Council Planning Application Number 16/1069 relates to these works... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Planning application for Settle Station Waiting Room (Up)Created on 10 April 2017. The planning application for this structure can be accessed via the following link: |
SCRCA Note: Helwith Bridge Quarry OperationsCreated on 31 March 2017. There is an account of operations at Helwith Bridge Quarry (written by Ronald Maude, one of the site's managers) on page 33 of the February 2012 edition of the FoSCL Journal. |
SCRCA Note: Link to introductory article for Helwith Bridge QuarriesCreated on 20 March 2017. Additional photographs of the new loading facility for Helwith Bridge Quarries and an overview of its purpose and operation are available on the An introduction to the new siding at Helwith Bridge for Arcow & Dry Rigg Quarries page |
SCRCA Note for Structure 231200: Platelayers' Hut (Hellifield Junction)Created on 20 March 2017. This structure was demolished during January or February of 2017. |
SCRCA Knowledge Base for Bridge SAC/71 - Force Gill AqueductCreated on 3 March 2017. Bridge SAC/71 (also known as Force Gill Aqueduct) was constructed during the early 1870s to carry the diverted water of Force Gill Beck over the top of the Settle-Carlisle Railway and into Little Dale Beck. F.S. Williams briefly mentions the aqueduct in his 1876 account of the railway's construction:"We first run through a short tunnel and under a mountain stream called Force Gill. This gill was the source of much trouble to the engineers, for it carried away their... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of MR 1911 Land Plan Sheet 82 for Structure 295650Created on 2 March 2017. 1911 Midland Railway land plan extract (from sheet 82) showing the location of Baron Wood Naptha Store. A small structure, rectangular in plan and labelled 'Naptha Store', is clearly shown on sheet 82 of the 1911 set of Midland Railway Company 'land plans' - see extract, right or below. (Although the wording of the label is not clear on the photograph of the land plan, it is clearly readable on the 'original' document, which forms part of the FoSCL archive.) This... Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Binns, Donald (1999) for Hellifield StationCreated on 1 March 2017. Pages 13 to 27 contain: a line drawing (plan) showing the layout of the original NWR Hellifield station (which later became Hellifield Goods Yard), including the main running lines, siding, goods yard and key buildings; a line drawing (plan) showing the layout of the MR Hellifield Station, including the main running lines, sidings and key buildings; twenty six black & white photographs showing various parts of the station; a wealth of background information about... Read more |