2020
SE3120 : The route of Smithson's Tramroad, north from Dewsbury Road
taken 4 years ago, near to Wakefield, England
The route of Smithson's Tramroad, north from Dewsbury Road
The tramroad was built in 1798 from Low Laithes to Thornes Wharf. Even though this section fell out of use between the 1850s and the 1880s, its route is marked by the hedged boundary. In 1850 a foundry was mapped on the far [east] side of the hedge. This [west] side was empty land, except for the tramroad, but by 1890 Manor colliery had opened here.
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