The Mansfield and Pinxton Railway was an early horse-drawn railway in the United Kingdom. It was completed in 1819, to make a transport link between Mansfield and the Cromford Canal at Pinxton. An imp
The Mansfield and Pinxton Railway viaduct over the River Maun outfall from the mill-pond originally powering the old King's Mill, looking towards Mansfield
Pinxton Wharf. Tickets to travel on the railway could be bought at the Boat Inn
Kings Mill Viaduct carried the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway across a small stream. The viaduct now carries a footpath.
Josias Jessop
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Josias Jessop was a canal engineer, and second son of William Jessop, one of the great canal engineers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was trained by his father, and worked u
Mansfield and Pinxton Railway
…took place, indicating that businesspeople had already committed to funding the construction, and no general invitation to subscribe was required. Josias Jessop was the engineer of the project. Construction evidently proceeded rapidly, but there was a cost overrun. At a meeting held on 18 December 1818 it was…
Devil's Hole Lock on Jessop's Wey and Arun Canal