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Old raised platform of former coal tramway; after the building of the railway (cir 1850) the old coal tramway which ran down from Victoria Pit to the canal basin, beyond Victoria Road, was diverted along this raised platform so that tubs of coal could be tipped into the waiting railway wagons. Prior to this deviation being built the tramway continued down an incline into a deep cutting, now Wood Street, before passing under Victoria Road and on to the canal basin beyond where barges were loaded with coal.
Information supplied by the Globe Lane Pals '