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Vic [[Bibliography#Books | Mitchell and Keith Smith (2007)]], ''Country Railway Routes88<br>[[Bibliography#Books | Vanns (1998)]], Kidderminster to Shrewsbury''p46 ==Links==[http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/jackfield Viewable British Pathe Newsreels of the 1952 landslide ]
More info on the Jackfield landslip in 1952
Jackfield, on the banks of the River Severn, was particularly noted for pottery and tile making. It also served as a riverside port for nearby [[Ironbridge and Broseley | Broseley]], which was situated high above the river. Today the Jackfield Tile Museum is one of the ten museums of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.
Jackfield Halt was opened in December 1934, one of a number of halts opened in 1934 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.
When opened, the halt was north of the nearby sidings of the [[Maw and Co's Siding | Maw & Company]] tile works. However due to the original location was on an area of unstable groundwhich 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 was relocated to a position south of the sidings in March 1954.
==References==
==See also==
[[Maps#Schematic_maps_of_the_pre-closure_SVR | Pre-1963 map]]
