Monument record 2267/1/11 - Plemstall Crossing

The crossing was required following the completion of the railway line connecting Manchester and Chester when completed in 1869. (1) This was a venture undertaken by the Cheshire Lines Committee, formed in 1865 by amalgamation of the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire, the Great Northern, and the Midland railway's.(2) By 1968 the Plemstall Crossing still survives as a means to cross the railway for those coming and going from Holme Farm. (3)

<1> Sylvester D, 1971, A History of Cheshire with Maps and Pictures, /58-61 (Book). SCH70.

<2> Ashmore, O, 1982, The Industrial Archaeology of North West England, /22 (Book). SCH3181.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1995-2017, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map, Sheet SJ46NE 1968 (Maps and Plans). SCH2427.