Pivot On Bridge 32 Over The Chesterfield Canal - Thorpe Salvin, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 20.050 W 001° 13.450
30U E 618249 N 5910915
This cut mark is on the buttress of bridge 32 which is also known as Thorpe Bridge.
Waymark Code: WM10ZN7
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/18/2019
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"The canal was built to link Chesterfield, Worksop and Retford to the Trent and so gain access to more trade. During the 19th century the canal was a commercial success due to local coal. However, mining caused subsidence in the Norwood Tunnel, severing the top end of the canal.
The Chesterfield Canal runs from the river Trent at West Stockwith to Chesterfield. The Canal is 45.5 miles (73.3 km) long and has 65 locks, but only the section from West Stockwith the eastern end of Norwood Tunnel is currently navigable.
At the isolated western end of the canal, five miles and five locks have been restored."
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The bridge carries an unnamed farm track over the canal. The cut mark and pivot is on the top of a stone which supports the brick buttress of the bridge. The following details were obtained from the
OS website
and typing the following coordinates 53,20,3.0,W,1,13,27.0.
| Square | Easting | Northing | Mark type | Description | Height | Order | Datum | Verified year | Levelling year | Metres above ground |
| SK | 5252 | 8173 | PIVOT | PIVOT NE SIDE CANAL SW SIDE PATH 3.7M SE WALL ANG | 78.434 | 3 | 'N' | 1965 | - | 0.000 |