Distant view of the Hobbacott Down Incline Plane, formerly a railed inclined plane and part of the Bude Canal system, shown from across the valley to the south. The incline keeper's toll cottage and an outbuilding are above the plane, set in trees.

Date:
1965 - 1971
Location:
Bude Canal, Hobbacott Down Incline, Launcells, Hobbacott Down, Cornwall
Reference:
CIP01/71A/08
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The incline plane at Hobbacott Down once held rails to enable cargo tub boats on wheels to be transported up and down on rails between the upper and lower levels of the canal system. The Bude Canal served the hilly landscape around the border between Devon and Cornwall, and was largely used to transport sand containing lime to be used in agricultural fertiliser.

Content

This is part of the Job: CIP01/71A Cornish Industrial Archaeology Photographs 71A; within the Collection: CIP01 Cornish Industrial Archaeology Photographs

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Creator of Archive: Falconer, Keith

Keywords

Georgian Toll House, Georgian Canal, Georgian Lock Keepers Cottage, Georgian Inclined Plane