Monument record MLI43675 - Sutton on Sea to Alford Tramway
Summary
Sutton on Sea to Alford Tramway.
Type and Period (1)
- TRAMWAY (Post Medieval - 1884 AD to 1889 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
An act of parliament was passed on July 29th 1864 for a railway from Alford to Mablethorpe. This was not supported financially and thus was never built. The idea was revived in 1873 with a slightly different route but this was rejected by parliament. The plan changed again and eventually a tramway from Alford to Sutton on Sea was built. It opened in 1884 with limited success. The route was difficult and consequently the trains were slow and unreliable. The death knoll tolled for the tramway in 1886 when the Great Northern Railway was built. The tramway finally closed in November 1889. {1}{2}
The increasing capital cost of railway branch lines and the reluctance of the major companies to promote them led to the development of rural steam tramways as a cheaper alternative. In response to the opening of the LECR a steam tramway was built along the public roads from Sutton on Sea to Alford and opened in 1884 {3}
It was a 2 foot 6 inch gauge tramway with a single pair of rails. The tram route required a level surface and evidence was seen during the watching brief on the Bisby village water main relay, of large scale raising of the ground contours. {4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI10025 Bibliographic Reference: Cooke, S. M. and Crome, P. E.. 1998. Alford Town. p.52.
- <2> SLI697 Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1995. Archaeology in Lincolnshire. vol.30, p.39.
- <3> SLI1080 Bibliographic Reference: Neil R. Wright. 1982. Lincolnshire Towns and Industry 1700-1914. pp.195, 249.
- <4> SLI10140 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1995. Bilsby village watermain relay. LCNCC 33.95.
- <5> SLI10139 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1995. Bilsby village watermains relay. BMR94.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4845 7874 (7443m by 6760m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HANNAH CUM HAGNABY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | MARKBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | BILSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SUTTON ON SEA, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ALFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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