Hewn out of the rock below Illingworth Moor
Strines cutting was some 60+ deep. The bridge
carried a culvert which directed the Oveneden beck
over rather than to and through the railway cutting
The culmination of the cutting being the Southern
portal of Queensbury tunnel.
Shown here just before final filling in as water was
drained and permanent pipeworks laid to drain the tunnel
The bridge mention in the above picture which carries
Ovenden beck can still be seen here.
Heart-breaking to see the state of the cutting and tunnel. It would seem they can't even give it a decent burial?
ReplyDeleteSTRINES BECK? Does ANYBODY know anything about the etymology of 'Strine'? There is a building on the 1800's maps but not in evidence today, just the beck? Possibly Anglo-Saxon for a boundary? The beck could be a boundary but doesn't make sense as a building? I'm also interested in the coal workings near air shafts 1 & 2. Any info very welcome.