Monument record MLI84283 - Military Railway, Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without
Summary
Cropmark remains of a First World War narrow gauge military railway at Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without.
Type and Period (2)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
- RAILWAY (First World War - 1915 AD to 1918 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks of a curvilinear feature, identified on aerial photographs by the National Mapping Programme, who interpreted the feature as the remains of a possible medieval boundary. {1}
The line of this cropmark follows the route of part of a former narrow gauge railway line, that served the army camp in Belton Park during the First World War. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9237: LI.732.3.1.
- <2> SLI13125 Map: Ministry of War. 1915. Belton Park Camp in 1915. Digital. -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 9347 3722 (101m by 397m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | LONDONTHORPE AND HARROWBY WITHOUT, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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