Monument record TR 34 NW 302 - Tilmanstone Aerial Ropeway

Summary

Aerial ropeway linking Tilmanstone Colliery to Dover docks, completed 1930, abandoned early 1950s. The ropeway consisted of three sections: the first linked the colliery to a steam powered Driving Station at the second section extended to an Angle Station at where the ropeway turned through 90 degrees, the third section lead to Dover docks, via tunnels at Langdon Hole. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3180 4625 (5800m by 8300m)
Map sheet TR34NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish EYTHORNE, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Lorraine Sencicle, 2015, The Dover Historian - Richard Tilden Smith and the Aerial Ropeway (Website). SKE52207.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Website: Lorraine Sencicle. 2015. The Dover Historian - Richard Tilden Smith and the Aerial Ropeway. [Mapped feature: #8042 Ropeway, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 5 2019 2:35PM