The Hay Inclined Plane at Coalport, Shropshire – a 2021 addendum. …

In March 2021, Tony Jervis, an on-line acquaintance, sent me some photographs from visits that he made over the years to the inclined plane at Coalport. These are shared below with his kind permission. [1]

Tony comments: “The site has been tidied up somewhat since I was first there, with more clearance of overgrowth at the summit, but has there been a landslip pushing the tracks sideways partway down?  The Gorge area has been prone to landslips for years. ….. Much work has been done in recent years to landscape and stablilise the area.”

The pictures are shown annotated as Tony sent them to me.

1974

A    278-08    19-285    29 May 1974    SJ 695028 ESE    Ruins of engine house and chimney at top of The Hay Inclined Plane, Old Shropshire Canal

A    278-09    19-286    29 May 1974    SJ 695028 NE    Summit of The Hay Inclined Plane, Old Shropshire Canal

1979

555-11    42-112    16 Sep 1979    SJ 695028 NE    Top of Hay Inclined Plane, Old Shropshire Canal, Ironbridge Gorge Museum

555-12    42-113    16 Sep 1979    SJ 695028 SSW    The Hay Inclined Plane, with re-laid tracks, Old Shropshire Canal, Ironbridge Gorge Museum

555-13    42-114    16 Sep 1979    SJ 695027 SSW    The Hay Inclined Plane, with re-laid tracks, Old Shropshire Canal, Ironbridge Gorge Museum

2005

ASH-22    39-264    1 Apr 2005    SJ 693025 SE    Coalport Canal at bottom of Hay Inclined Plane

ASH-23    39-267    1 Apr 2005    SJ 694025 NNE    Coalport High Street bridge over Coalport Canal at foot of Hay Inclined Plane

ASI-20    15-093    4 Apr 2005    SJ 694026 NNW    Hay Incline bridge over ex-L&NWR line west of Coalport

   References

1. 1. Email dated 19th March 2021