Site of the Swannington Incline winding engine. The Swannington Incline was the work of Robert Stephenson and was cable worked by a stationary engine at the top - an 1833 horizontal single cylinder engine. This is now preserved at the National Railway Museum but there are alleged plans to rebuild its house and reinstall it here. The incline was latterly used in the reverse direction to supply coal to the Calcutta pit engine.

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"Property was nice, good value for the money. We were there on a very warm day and it was difficult to cool the house out at night. A fan would’ve been nice. Listing on VRBO indicated there was a clothes dryer. There was not. We contacted the property manager regarding this, and he assisted us in finding a way to dry our clothes. The refrigerator was not working and the property manager was unable to get a repairman there on a Sunday evening but offered to reimburse us for ice. It is a lovely...

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Park Plaza Nottingham

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