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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 81 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cliff Railway |
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Summary
A cliff railway located at the The Leas, Folkestone built in 1885. It is an unusual, if not unique cliff railway, as it is a double one with four tracks and four cars. The first pair of tracks, built in 1885, are 5 feet ten inches gauge and the second pair, built in 1890 are 4 foot ten inches gauge. The railway is 180 feet long and was originally of the water-balance type, but later electrified. It became a listed building in 1989.
| Grid Reference: | TR 224 355 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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TR 224355. Cliff railway. The Leas, Folkestone. Completed in 1885, it is an unusual, if not unique cliff railway, as it is a double one, having four tracks and four cars. The first pair of tracks, built in 1885, are 5 feet ten inches gauge and the second pair, built in 1890 are 4 foot ten inches gauge. The railway is 180 feet long and was originally of the water-balance type, but later electrified. (1,2)
<1> Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 18 41 (A J Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44217.
<2> Nat Trust Guide to Our Industrial Past 1983 207 (A Burton) (OS Card Reference). SKE47512.
<3> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 18 41 (A J Haselfoot). [Mapped feature: #45342 Railway, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Nat Trust Guide to Our Industrial Past 1983 207 (A Burton). |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement. |
