Bullbridge to Butterley Section

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Cromford to Ambergate
Ambergate to Bullbridge
Butterley Park to Ironville
Ironville to Langley Mill
The Pinxton Arm

The narrow arch wasn't really suitable for modern traffic
The narrow arch wasn't really suitable for modern traffic 		A view from the towpath - the railway bridge is the girder in the middle distance
A view from the towpath - the railway bridge is the girder in the middle distance 		Demolition work starts
Demolition work starts
Demolition is completed as the arch finally falls
Demolition is completed as the arch finally falls 		This shot is a classic - rail and canal both in operation
This shot is a classic - rail and canal both in operation 		A close-up view of the swing bridge, taken in the mid 1960's
A close-up view of the swing bridge, taken in the mid 1960's
"Mind the Gap!" (photographed in the 1970's by Len Waller)
"Mind the Gap!" (photographed in the 1970's by Len Waller) 		This early print shows the aqueduct in its entirety
This early print shows the aqueduct in its entirety 		This shot shows the second aqueduct over the railway
This shot shows the second aqueduct over the railway
Hartshay Wharf in about 1900<br>The wharf took originally took coal via horse-drawn plateways from an old colliery close to Pentrich village, but later a standard gauge line was put in to allow access to the Ambergate & Pye Bridge branch of the MR, and also to the newer 'Pentrich Colliery' at Hammersmith (now the site of Geeson's scrap yard). (Patrick Morriss)
Hartshay Wharf in about 1900
The wharf took originally took coal via horse-drawn plateways from an old colliery close to Pentrich village, but later a standard gauge line was put in to allow access to the Ambergate & Pye Bridge branch of the MR, and also to the newer 'Pentrich Colliery' at Hammersmith (now the site of Geeson's scrap yard). (Patrick Morriss) 		This shot shows Bridle Lane bridge, Hartshay, from the east.
This shot shows Bridle Lane bridge, Hartshay, from the east. 		Our Chairman, Patrick Morriss, says of this picture: "The picture is taken just East of the current A610 embankment looking east towards the Butterley Tunnel. The chimney was in the yard of the Butterley company and was demolished in c1959 The pit tips are Haslam's (Pentrich) which shut in 1944 and were reclaimed about 25 years ago They had an overhead cableway with buckets to drop spoil on the heaps and the pit head was where Geesons scrapyard is now. The large Sycamore tree is still there except even bigger!"
Our Chairman, Patrick Morriss, says of this picture: "The picture is taken just East of the current A610 embankment looking east towards the Butterley Tunnel. The chimney was in the yard of the Butterley company and was demolished in c1959 The pit tips are Haslam's (Pentrich) which shut in 1944 and were reclaimed about 25 years ago They had an overhead cableway with buckets to drop spoil on the heaps and the pit head was where Geesons scrapyard is now. The large Sycamore tree is still there except even bigger!"

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