Monument record 7197/1/2 - Mineral Railway System, Ebbw Vale Iron ore Works

A branch line that formerly linked the Ebbw Vale Iron Ore Works to the Peterborough-Northampton main line, which ran along the valley. The branchline was constructed in 1919-20 and both the line and the works ceased operation during the 1970s.

{2} Part of the cable trench was dug along the embankment of a branch line that had formerly linked the Ebbw Vale Iron Ore Works to the Peterborough-Northampton main line, which ran along the valley. The branchline was constructed in 1919-20 and both the line and the works ceased operation during the 1970s. The trench revealed a sequence of layers relating to the construction of the embnkment, including large lenses of grey clay and dumps of broken brick and stones.

<1> Tonks E., 1990, The Ironstone Quarries of The Midlands (History, Operation and Railways): The Wellingborough Area, p.165-195 (unchecked) (Book). SNN45742.

<2> Simmonds, A., 2014, Nene Valley wetlands power line cable installation, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire: Archaeological excavation and watching brief report, p. 5 (checked) (Report). SNN110353.

<3> Horne B. (Editor), 2014, South Midlands Archaeology (44), p. 50 (Journal). SNN109842.

Record last edited

May 2 2019 1:37PM