File:Offham Chalk Pit Tramway (Bottom) - geograph.org.uk - 1097220.jpg
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No higher resolution available.
Offham_Chalk_Pit_Tramway_(Bottom)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1097220.jpg (640 × 479 pixels, file size: 163 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Summary[edit]
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1097220.jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
| Description |
English: Offham Chalk Pit Tramway (Bottom) Remains of the first railway built in Sussex in the grounds of the Chalk Pit Inn which were once offices for Offham Pit. The steep slope down Offham Hill to the Ouse below gave the owners many problems in transporting their lime to barges for easy distribution. Consequently, in 1809 a funicular tramway was built with a 60% gradient and operated on the principle of the heavy wagons going down the slope would pull the empty wagons back up. The tramway went under the turnpike, now the A275, and at the bottom of the slope the lime was moved to a wharf on Chalkpit Cut to enable use on the nearby River Ouse particularly after the Ouse Navigation of 1790-1810 made it easier to transport bulky goods on barges up and down the river. The system remained in operation until it was closed and dismantled in 1870. All that remains are the original tunnels. |
| Date | |
| Source | From geograph.org.uk |
| Author | Simon Carey |
| Attribution (required by the license) | Simon Carey / Offham Chalk Pit Tramway (Bottom) / |
| Camera location |   | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |  |
|---|
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1097220.jpg¶ms=050.887130_N_-000.009500_E_globe:Earth_type:camera_source:geograph-osgb36(TQ40101162)_heading:90.00&language=en){kind=link}
| Object location | | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | |
|---|
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1097220.jpg¶ms=050.887130_N_-000.009400_E_globe:Earth_class:object_type:object_source:geograph-osgb36(TQ40111162)_heading:90.00&language=en){kind=link}
Licensing[edit]
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1097220.jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
|
This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Simon Carey and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
|
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Attribution: Simon Carey
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 14:52, 24 February 2011 | | 640 × 479 (163 KB) | GeographBot (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=Offham Chalk Pit Tramway (Bottom) Remains of the first railway built in Sussex in the grounds of the Chalk Pit Inn which were once offices for Offham Pit. The steep slope down Offham Hill to the Ous |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on www.wikidata.org
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1097220.jpg&oldid=717679408){kind=link}