Claughton
As seen here, the buckets on the aerial ropeway at Claughton brickworks were removed when the brickworks was mothballed by Hansons during the economic downturn but happily it returned to use in 2013. This is the last gravity operated ropeway in the United Kingdom and can carry 250 tons of material a day down 750' from Caton Moor over a distance of just over a mile. It was constructed in 1924 and its historic status has been recognised by the Transport Trust see image 29588.
Location: Claughton (former)
Original line: Claughton Aerial Ropeway
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 29/06/2010
Image number: 29587
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