Ingleby Top is the location at the very top of Ingleby Incline from where the ironstone material was transported from the Rosedale Mines to industrial Teesside. The Drum House allowed heavy (with ironstone wagons) to be lowered down from the moors while empty ones were pulled up.

RichD

September 7, 2024

The steep 1 in 5 Ingleby Incline was where trucks would be hauled up the slope to a height of 1,200 feet above sea level using the weight of descending full wagons. The wagons descended at an average speed of 20 mph, which resulted in a journey time of 3 minutes from top to bottom.

The original Brake Drum House was damaged in a fire on 4th June 1869. It was out of action
for several weeks. The fire was caused by overheating of the elm wood brake blocks due to
friction. It appears that repairs were carried out to enable operations to resume but a
separate new system was developed using a cast iron brake block developed at the Stanley
Incline in County Durham.

Ronnie

March 22, 2023

A really interesting historical location

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