Thanks - I know now exactly what you mean.
John Phillips
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From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Gina Seal
Sent: 01 March 2009 00:20
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Subject: Re: Mineral traffic on Rooley Moor road
A wheel stone is basicaly a flag stone. The road is laid with 2 paralell
sets of flags (rather like a railway line in stone) for the cart wheels to
run on. Now you can see the grooves that are worn on them with the years of
traffic. Hence the neme (localy that is ) wheel stone
2009/2/28 John Phillips <[log in to unmask]>
> I don't know the road and I can't answer your question but I have not
heard
> wheelstoned before. What dies it mean?
>
> John Phillips
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Clive Seal
> Sent: 28 February 2009 22:30
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Mineral traffic on Rooley Moor road
>
> I have thought on this for many years, if anyone is familiar with the
road.
>
> The road is a single track moorland road, part cobbled, part wheelstoned
> and
>
> runs between Spotland in Rochdale and Stacksteds in Rossendale. Along the
> moor were many quarries and small collieries. The larger quarries were
> served
> by main line railway and 2 of the collieries had their own tramway.
>
> However this left an awfull lot of traffic on what was effectivly a single
> track
> road with some very steep gradients. If anybody is familiar with the area
I
> would be interested in ther theories about traffic movements. Surly over
> such
> a large area a one way system would have been unworkable. But a coal cart
> coming down Rakehead past what is now Kymes scrap yard (Brandwood
> Quarry) couldn't give way and in any case there is hardly a passing place.
>
> Clive
>
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