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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 |
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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.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 8 2022 1:40PM