Middleton Top Engine House
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| Middleton Top Engine House | |
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Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Middleton Top Engine House | |
| Type: | Engine house |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK27605518 |
| Location: | 53°5’35"N, 1°35’22"W |
| History | |
| Built 1829 | |
| Engine house | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Restored and converted |
Middleton Top Engine House is a steam engine house built in 1829 by the Butterley Company to haul wagons up the Middleton incline on Middleton Moor, where there are quarries. It is found halfway between Middleton to the north and Wirksworth to the south.
Today the Engine House has been restored and converted into a visitors' centre. It remains a scheduled monument.[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Middleton Top Engine House) |
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1007038: Middleton Top winding engine house, wheels and wheel-pit (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
