Monument record MDO19482 - Mineral Railways, King Barrow Quarries, Portland

Tramway branches from the Merchants’ Railway served King Barrow Quarries. By 1861 a branch was carried under a bridge beneath Easton Lane near Verne Yeates. Although the 1863 map only indicates the bridge, maps of 1889 and 1901 show the tramway. At those dates a second tramway branched through a tunnel from Waycroft, while a third tramway entered the quarries from Inmosthay, crossing Easton Lane just north of the limekiln there. The tramways had been lifted by 1927 although the tunnel/bridge under Easton Lane remained.

Tramway branches from the Merchants’ Railway served King Barrow Quarries. By 1861 a branch was carried under a bridge beneath Easton Lane near Verne Yeates. (1) Although the 1863 map only indicates the bridge, (2) maps of 1889 and 1901 show the tramway. At those dates a second tramway branched through a tunnel from Waycroft, while a third tramway entered the quarries from Inmosthay, crossing Easton Lane just north of the limekiln there. (3-4) The tramways had been lifted by 1927 although the tunnel/bridge under Easton Lane remained. (5)

<1> 1861, Plan of Lands in the Isle of Portland Dorsetshire, to be purchased by …the War Dept (Map). SDO10249.

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

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1889, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11 (Map). SDO10240.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1901, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11 (Map). SDO10241.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1929, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.11 (Map). SDO10242.

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Sep 30 2008 11:03AM