Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| tramroad, James's Pit | ||
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| locality:- | James's Pit | |
| locality:- | Bransty | |
| civil parish:- | Workington (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | tramroad | |
| 1Km square:- | NX9718 (guess) | |
| 10Km square:- | NX91 | |
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| hearsay:- |
Ran from North Harbour, Whitehaven, north to James's Pit; opened 1803. No traces remain.
Wooden rails, rebuilt with iron edge rails about 1810. |
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| Baxter, Bertram: 1966: Stone Blocks and Iron Rails: David and Charles (Newton Abbot,
Devon) |
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