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==Jackfield Halt opened in 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 Jackfield Tile Museum). 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>
When opened, the The original halt was north of the nearby sidings of situated on the Doughty Fault<ref>[[Maw and Co's Siding Bibliography#Books | Maw & CompanyVanns (1998)]] tile worksp.46. However the original location was </ref> on an area of unstable ground which , 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 was platform and shelter were relocated by around ¼ mile to a position south 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" /> The halt remained in use until the closure of the line to passengers on 9 September 1963. Ongoing subsidence later resulted in the adjacent road being closed and rebuilt on the old track bed, although this was in turn subject to further collapse.<ref name = "Marshall" /> ==See also==[[Maps#Schematic_maps_of_the_pre-closure_SVR | Pre-1963 map]]
==References==
[[Bibliography#Books | Mitchell and Smith (2007)]], 88<brreferences />[[Bibliography#Books | Vanns (1998)]], p46
==Links==
[http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/jackfield Viewable British Pathe Newsreels of the 1952 landslide ]
==See also==
[[Maps#Schematic_maps_of_the_pre-closure_SVR | Pre-1963 map]]
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