The Martholme Greenway Gooseleach Wood to Simonstone Lane - Preliminary accommodation works Martholme Greenway January 2017

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The British Horse Society Clayton-Le-Moors Harriers Ribble Valley Live Steamers Burnley Bridleways Association Friends of Padiham Greenway Simonstone Parish Council Hyndburn Ramblers Padiham Community Action Hyndburn MP Graham Jones Brian Howarth, Community Great Harwood Community Action Group Burnley MP Julie Cooper Rail Development Offi cer Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans The Martholme Greenway: Gooseleach Wood to Padiham Bypass section | Page 2 | January 2017

The Martholme Greenway: Great Harwood and Padiham

The Martholme Greenway is named after The Greenway is based along the general Gooseleach Wood and Simonstone the magnifi cent railway viaduct which spans line of the former Yorkshire Railway built in Lane section the River Calder almost mid-point along the 1860. Over the years a number of sections 7-mile route. have been turned into fi ne public paths for This phase of the Martholme Greenway will the general use of walkers, cyclists and enable Padiham residents to walk out to the most pedestrians. A particularly excellent section attractive wood as a small recreational activity in is the one running south from Padiham its own right. The project will link to the existing which was built with Lottery Funds as part of public footpaths and will install seats and picnic the Connect 2 programme. tables to encourage local people to walk out into their countryside. And walkers can continue along the public footpaths which cross the railway at Gooseleach Wood.

View of Padiham Greenway

Martholme Viaduct © Alexander P Kapp

Map (right) showing overall route Viaduct from Rishton to Padiham: 11km (7 miles) PADIHAM 1 Tarmac path from Station Road Great opposite page 3 - to be read - Binding Margin Harwood to Leeds and Liverpool Canal 3 towpath at Rishton. 5 2 Short section of stone path between Hyndburn Road and Whalley Road. 2 4 3 Approach path from Mill Lane to and across the Martholme Viaduct. 4 Dean Range through Padiham, across the River Calder to the canal towpath. 5 Location of accommodation works.

1 RISHTON The Martholme Greenway: Gooseleach Wood to Padiham Bypass section | Page 3 | January 2017

Martholme Greenway; Gooseleach Wood to Simonstone Lane; Location of Accommodation Works

1 Existing public footpath 1 2 Construct 2 small bridges over cattle-creeps 0 Metres 1000 3 Construct steps to Simonstone Lane

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2 3 - Binding Margin - tobe read opposite page 2

Local Policies

The Ribble Valley Districtwide Local Plan June Read Parish Plan of 2012 asked local people if Lancashire County Council’s REMADE 1998 has reserved the railway corridor for the they wanted to see the link from Dunkirk Farm scheme 2008/10 identifi ed this railway Reed/Simonstone by-pass to relieve the two Road to and across the Viaduct. 86% of the corridor as being a priority for their work. In villages from traffi c linking the M65/A56 to the respondents wanted this compared with only 6% 2008 the County Council commented on Time A59. The Bypass received planning permission who did not. Technology’s planning application for new in 1990 but remains unbuilt. With changing times development and noted that they have revised Simonstone Parish Council asked a similar any such road would now include a good quality the position of the planned buildings so as to question of their residents and 75% of the cycling route as a matter of course. The benefi t allow the Greenway through. Lancashire also respondents were in favour of the railway path of constructing a path now would be that it recommended that a fi nancial contribution to the through their area to link Padiham to Great would maintain the fabric of the railway intact for scheme was made by the developer. To date the Harwood. The Parish Council resolved to have such a future road, it would give the planners an planned works have not happened and REMADE the complete route shown on the defi nitive map. advance idea of how many trips they might have lost its funding. to cater for, and if the path was tremendously popular then it might cause the road planners to look for an alternative route. The Martholme Greenway: Gooseleach Wood to Padiham Bypass section | Page 4 | January 2017

Gooseleach Wood to Simonstone Lane: 760m

The plans here show the general line of the 2 View along line of trees on the Gooseleach 4 This transition section from mown path together with the three planned Wood embankment. embankment to cutting is accommodation works. the best place to make a view. Cut the path towards 1 Existing natural link to footpath through the southern boundary in woodland slope. Bare soil / grass path with order to leave little space for minimal leveling: this would only require vegetation to grow up and the removal of scrub and no major trees. mask views. In addition, The gradient will be approximately 1:4 from this leaves the sward to the north side heading west. The dry stone wildfl owers and grasses in boundary wall at this point is damaged / this area. missing. 5 Maintain the wild grasses on View through wood the slopes of the cutting here by removing stray hawthorn 3 Excavate out all the rubbish from the fl oor and other bushes. This will of the cattle creep so as to expose its then keep a good area for fi ne ashlar stonework. Provide a 2m wide hawks and owls to hunt. bridge (2.5m span) at the southern end for View of Gooseleach Lane Bridge pedestrians. 6 Gooseleach Lane Bridge is a magnifi cent example of the work which Victorian craftsmen put into such ordinary components of the railway – in this case a farm access bridge, which no-one would ever see – that is until the railway was closed View of footwath subway from the north side and opened for us as passers-by walking and cycling beneath it. 7 Remove all trees from the fl oor of the cutting so as to allow it to dry out and encourage grassland. opposite page 5 - to be read - Binding Margin

View of remains of cattle creep no. 1

1 Mown path 5 6 7

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Gooseleach Wood to Simonstone Lane: 760m

11 - Plan of link to Simonstone Lane - west side View from road showing excavation The detail shows the proposed steps and link to Simonstone Lane. In addition to this work all trees within 5m of the masonry abutment of the original railway bridge should be removed so as to ensure that their roots do not cause further damage to the stonework. Materials excavated to 1:1 slope - View towards bridge abutment showing steps 100 tonnes total

View looking east showing the grassland at the intersection between cutting and embankment Remains of bridge

8 The second cattle creep. Bridge near centre abutment - masonry 4.0m so as to maintain specimen tree, clean out to show masonry. 4.0m 9 Simonstone Brook Culvert.

- Binding Margin - tobe read opposite page 4 Fixing refl ective panels to ends of walls - 1.4m high 10 Run centrally through this woodland 25 steps with 160mm along a natural avenue. At the end of the rise and 320mm tread. garden, veer to the south side, as far as the Width of steps 1.0m View from road showing completed arrangement approach to the approach to the access step from Simonstone Lane. 8.0m 2.0m 4.0m Proposals for this area include a possible 2m long extension of the greenway by a bridge Cross section across Simonstone Lane looking north balustrade across Simonstone Lane at a later date. 4m long threshold area Leave this set 150mm above the section of wall carriageway to support bank

Paint white line 30m either side of entrance to warn traffi c of edge

2.0m

7.68m 1.4m View looking west through trees. Clear away all the smaller specimens

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Construction details of replacement bridges over the Simonstone cattle creeps: scale 1:50 at A3 The work will be carried out in steel and painted black to mimic the original railway bridges in material and colour.

See note 3, page 4 See note 8, page 5

50 X 50 X 5 Angle iron 4 handrails at 300mm 50 X 50 X 5 Angle iron 4 handrails at 300mm Intermediate handrail centers 26.6mm diameter Intermediate handrail centers 26.6mm diameter stanchions tubular steel stanchions tubular steel 3395mm 5225mm 2990mm 50 X 50 X 3 50 X 50 X 3 Box section Box section 447mm 1058mm 1058mm 447mm 447mm 2009mm end handrail 447mm end handrail stanchions stanchions

Wooden kick boards mm mm 20 X 200 300 300

m 12 off diagonal

m 40 X 40 X 5 8 Angle iron 44 1 Deck planks handrail brace 45 X 145 Redwood Hi-Grip Excel 463mm4 463mm44

Hardwood battens 35 X 100 bolted to top of beams to 3 off 100 X 50 C screw deck planks to 5 off 100 X 50 C section cross brace section cross brace A and handrail outrigger and handrail outrigger A A 5 off 152 X 89 X 16 A I section beams at 475mm centers

Sleeper to act as retaining wall for new path surface To be pegged on path side

New surface opposite page 7 - to be read - Binding Margin

Existing surface

Mounting plate to be grouted to top of abutments to level and retain bridge. Scrap view of A to show mounting onto abutments The Martholme Greenway: Gooseleach Wood to Padiham Bypass section | Page 7 | January 2017

Details of tree positions at cattle creep, Gooseleach Wood: not to scale

See note 8, page 5

2248mm 8504mm width of abutment cap stones 2248mm 1765mm 1208mm 1208mm 375mm

450mm 1115mm

- Binding Margin - tobe read opposite page 6 40" circumference Ash tree 975mm 49" circumference 30" circumference

435mm Ash tree Sycamore tree 49" circumference Sycamore tree 2570mm 3170mm 28" circumference Sycamore tree 480mm 340mm 580mm

2000mm

9200mm width of top of track bed NORTH SOUTH SIDE SIDE

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Additional information Safety fencing Simonstone cattle creep abutments (8) All the abutments at the bridges and access on the proposed path require fencing to be placed to prevent the risk of users falling and being injured. Note : materials for the fencing rails will be as far as possible taken from the trees felled on site, the posts are to be of treated timber. Simonstone lane west abutment (11)

Note A:

Track bed Simonstone lane SOUTH SIDE

The bridge here is to be placed 1.5 meters to the north of the center line of the old track bed. This is to allow the retention of the tree on the south side of the western abutment as a specimen tree. The fence to the south side is to extend as far as the retained scrub, to the north the fence is to run to the edge of the track bed before turning to follow the edge to block and preventing access to the former desire scramble path. SOUTH SIDE Gooseleach wood cattle creep (3) The steps at Simonstone lane are to access the path up the side of the abutment for the old bridge which has been removed. Due to the proximity of the top of the steps to the missing bridge a fence will be errected with a warning sign to discourage access to this area. Note A:- The area at the South side of the abutment will be cleared of scrub to aid the delivery of materials to site during construction, the north side will retain the scrub to aid the screening of the residential area. - Binding Margin - to be read opposite page 9 - to be read - Binding Margin

SOUTH SIDE

Views to the north at the large bridge. The bridge here is to be on center to the track bed. The fences on all sides are Note : the bridge is not overlooked from the north. The southern aspect is to extend as far as the retained scrub and bushes. from the Fort Vale site and is masked by the trees and scrub which will be retained. The original scramble desire path is to be blocked with the use of habitat piles The bridges formed from the removal of trees and scrub. The aspect from the north is not overlooked by anything other than the public The two bridges on the footpath are to be constructed of steel atopped with footpath across the field to the north. To the south the bridge is hidden from view a high grip wooden decking. The steel structure will be of a slender from all but the field immediately to the south. construction (see bridge design plans) with slender handrails. This will Sustrans Key: ensure that they have the minimum visual profile . The steel work is to be painted to blend in to the environment as best as possible. The color of 1: NMS50-25 Gooseleach under bridge choice is the deep green used on the Padiham greenway with Black as the 3: NWS50-24 Gooseleach wood cattle creep 8: NWS50-22 Simonstone lane cattle creep abutments alternative. 11: NWS50-20 Simonstone lane west abutment The Martholme Greenway: Gooseleach Wood to Padiham Bypass section | Page 9 | January 2017

Location of trees to be removed at Simonstone Lane: note 11, page 5

10,2m

Railway abutment Simonstone Lane Track bed 1,3m

Location of steps m - Binding Margin - tobe read opposite page 8 1,8m1,8m m 5 m 3,5m3, 4m4 TWIN TRUNKK WILLOW TREE 1 @ 27", 1 @ 21" CIRCUMFERENCEE 2,6m2,6m

6,7m6,7 TRIPLETRIPLTRIPLE TRUNK WHITWHWWHITEBEAM EACHEACEA AT 36" CIRCUMFERENCECI TWIN TRUNK WHITEBEAMEAM 1 @ 48" 1 @ 27" Fortrt Valel CIRCUMFERENCE

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HISTORY OF THE GROUP AND THE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MARTHOLME FUTURE Facebook: Martholme Greenway There have been many attempts by individuals Email: [email protected] GREENWAY since 2001 to get the link from Great Harwood to Website: www.martholme-greenway.co.uk Read via the magnificent Martholme viaduct ACCESS FOR ALL opened as a public footpath. Both Read and Simonstone parish councils conducted surveys around 2012/13 and due to the hugely favourable response adopted the support for Reaching out to link communities the link in their parish plans. In 2014 a petition raised in excess of 2000 signatures, mainly from the local area, in favour of the link. 2014 links were formed with Sustrans and use of - Binding Margin - tobe read opposite page 10 the Martholme viaduct was agreed for open events to promote the project. (see 3 on the route map) 2015 Martholme Grenway was formed from a collection of interested parties including councillors from both Read and Simonstone. April 2016 funding of £10,000 from the Tesco Bags of Help is secured to start work on the Gooseleach Wood to Simonstone Lane section (see 4 on the route map) August 2016 John Grimshaw of Greenways and Cycleroutes Ltd. became involved with the Martholme Greenway group to help move forwards and start negotiations with some of the private land owners (see 5 on the route map) GETTING INVOLVED We are looking for general members, work day volunteers, monitoring of wildlife, fundraising, publicity, committee membership and much more. If you are interested in participating in any

of this please email the contact given or fill out Greenways and Cycle Routes Ltd 27 Avenue Parade. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Society the membership form on the back of this leaflet Accrington Ribble Valley Live Steamers and return to Matholme Greenway at the address Lancashire BB56PN Burnley Bridleways Association given. Tel: 07821838253 The Martholme Greenway: Gooseleach Wood to Padiham Bypass section | Page 12 | January 2017

1877 Martholme viaduct is completed and first PROPOSED ROUTE MAP WHO ARE passenger train leaves Rose Grove for Blackburn on 15th October 1877. MARTHOLME Last scheduled passenger train leaves Blackburn on GREENWAY. 30th November 1957, though line continued to be used for Wakes weeks up until 1963 and goods The group was formed in 2015 with the main traffic until November 1964. aims to link the Padiham Greenway to the October 1965 all but the Padiham power station Hyndburn Greenway by creating a continuous section of the line is removed. route crossing the grade 2 listed Martholme viaduct. Achieving this would create a multiuser route from the Leeds/Liverpool canal in Burnley through to Padiham, Simonstone, Read, Gt Harwood, and Rishton to Blackburn serving the many communities and industrial estates along the route. The group has developed a strong working Simonstone Station relationship with SUSTRANS and local BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FOOTPATH cycle/walking/equestrian groups and hope to After the removal of the line in 1965 many parts open sections owned by them to the public in the of the route including the Martholme viaduct near future. were used by walkers, cyclists and horseriders as BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LINE unofficial paths. This continues on some sections to date but in 2001 the foot and mouth outbreak Permission for the line was given by parliament in forced the closure of Martholme viaduct. After opposite page PB - to be read - Binding Margin May 1866 for the Lancashire and Yorkshire the end of the outbreak the viaduct remained Railway company. closed. February 1870 contact for Padiham to Blackburn Under the governments derelict land reclamation section awarded to Thomas Stone and Sons, with programme the Great Harwood side of the all iron bridges to be made by Yates foundry of viaduct was upgraded and incorporated into the Blackburn. Lancashire cycleway (1 on the route map). April 1871 contact for Padiham to Burnley section In 2008 the REMADE project, using funding awarded to James Gregson and Co. from the East Lancs development association, Martholme viaduct was originally to be part built of drew up plans to complete the route to Padiham. wood but the discovery of coal in construction was The, award winning, Padiham Greenway (2 on sold to pay for an all stone viaduct. the route map) section was completed before July 1875 first goods traffic leaves Padiham for funding for the project was pulled. Rose Grove, followed in September 1876 by first passenger train.