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[[File: Jackfield-Halt-1962-10-08.jpg|thumb|300px|right| The relocated Jackfield Halt in 1962. From the [[Sellick Collection]].]]
[[File: Jackfield_Board_20161130.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Board from Jackfield Halt]]
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==Jackfield Halt==
Jackfield Halt opened in on 3 December 1934, one of a number of halts opened around that time in a bid to attract more local custom to the line. It consisted of a simple wooden platform with a small wooden shelter, and was situated to the west (north in the direction of travel) of the nearby sidings of the [[Maw and Co's Siding | Maw & Company]] tile works (now the site of the Maws Craft Centre). The location, approximately mid-way between [[Coalport]] and [[Ironbridge and Broseley | Ironbridge]], was adjacent to the level crossing for the road which served the area of the nearby village known as Salthouses.<ref name = "Stretton">[[Bibliography#Books | Stretton (2010), p. 97.]]</ref>
The original halt was situated on the Doughty Fault<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Vanns (1998)]] p.46.</ref> on an area of unstable ground, made worse by the history of clay mining in the area. This caused a number of problems over the years, culminating in a major landslide in spring 1952 when the line and halt slumped 25ft towards the river; many houses in the area were also destroyed. Following this, the halt platform and shelter were relocated by around ¼ mile to a position east of the sidings (south in the direction of travel), re-opening on 1 March 1954.<ref name = "Marshall">[[Bibliography#Books | Marshall (1989), p. 109.]]</ref> Thereafter the area remained subject to further subsidence, requiring regular re-alignment and re-ballasting of the line which was subject to a 5 m.p.h. restriction.<ref name = "Stretton" />
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In 2013 Telford & Wrekin Council began a three year project for a stabilisation scheme at Jackfield, for which the main works were completed in October 2016.<ref>[http://www.telford.gov.uk/jackfieldstabilisationproject Telford and Wrekin Council]</ref> The picture below shows part of the rebuilt area in November 2016. The work included the construction of a new road seen beyond the fence to the left. The path on the right forms part of National Cycle Route 45, which follows the former Severn Valley Railway trackbed between Ironbridge and Coalport. A short section of the chain of wooden slats has been retained for display purposesand a [[GWR boundary markers|GWR boundary marker]] has been re-erected nearby. The first Jackfield Halt was situated near the trees in the distance.
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File:Jackfield 20161130.jpg | View of the Jackfield area in 2016 following stabilisation
File:Boundary marker Jackfield Halt 20180624.jpg | A [[GWR boundary markers|GWR boundary marker]] re-erected near the site of the first Halt
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==See also==
*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership# Map of the Route and Nearby Railways | The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership]]*[[Maps#Schematic_maps_of_the_preSchematic maps of the pre-closure_SVR closure SVR | Pre-1963 map]]*[[Shropshire Historic Environment Record]]
==References==
[http://www.mawscraftcentre.co.uk/ Maws Craft Centre website]
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