Monument record TR 23 NW 83 - Sandgate hill cliff railway

Summary

Sandgate Hill Cliff Railway was built sometime between 1873 and 1898 (possibly 1891). It had closed by 1938 and the tracks appear to have been lifted and removed, as shown on an Ordnance Survey Map (1938, 1:2500). It was operated on the water-balance principle, where the weight of a full water tank beneath the descending car was used to draw up the ascending car whose water tank was empty. It was controlled using brakes.

Location

Grid reference TR 20 35 (point) LO
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 18 (A J Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44216.

<2> Allan Brodie, Gary Winter, 2007, England's Seaside Resorts (Monograph). SKE54781.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 18 (A J Haselfoot). [Mapped feature: #45349 Railway, ]
  • <2> Monograph: Allan Brodie, Gary Winter. 2007. England's Seaside Resorts.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 8 2022 1:40PM