Building record 1342500000 - Chearsley Viaduct
Summary
Early twentieth century railway viaduct across the River Thame
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY VIADUCT (Built 1902-6, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Chearsley Viaduct built between 1902 and 1906 as part of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway route between Haddenham and Ashendon. A 5-arch bridge of blue Staffordshire engineering bricks with plain semi-circular arches, projecting corbelled refuges and chamfered brick imposts to each pier, designed in the Great Central Railway house style, and buililt bythe firm of Louis P Nott. Span of arches is 12.3m and max height of arches is about 11m. The original parapets and refuges have since been removed and replaced with modern railings (B1).
The viaduct carries the railway over the River Thame (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23023 Unpublished document: Highways Agency. 2007. M25 Widening: Junctions 16 to 23: Part 7: Cultural Heritage Technical Report. Part 7.
- <2>SBC23891 Bibliographic reference: Colin G Maggs. 2010. The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire. page 32.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 72298 09323 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG CRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | HADDENHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 10 2015 3:53PM
