Tyne and Wear HER(4348): Newcastle, Hanover Street, Stone Tramways
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Description
"Hanover Street retains its original stone tramways. These are large granite baulks, laid into the normal cobbled surface. They form a smooth path for cart wheels, whilst allowing a good grip for horses. The size of the blocks was apparently dictated by law, at 2 feet x 5 feet x 8 inches deep. The surface of this, one of the City's few surviving cobbled streets, is made up of setts or small cut blocks of granite with an inset granite strip on one side to assist carts on the steep uphill climb. This arrangement was once common in cobbled streets or on steep hills....." -
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Further information
Link: https://www.twsitelines.info/SMR/4348
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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