Monument record 2468/1/19 - Railway viaduct
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Summary
Railway viaduct built between 1837 and 1840 for the Chester and Crewe branch of the Grand Junction Railway.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Holt, G.O., 1978, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 10, the North West, p.45-46 (Book). SCH107.
Presumably built by 1840 to serve the Chester - Crewe Railway.
<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 444/2, 1842 & EDT 443/2, 1838 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.
The tithe maps for Woolstanwood (1838) and Worleston (1842) both depict the railway, however, the later map is the only one to depict the viaduct.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 667 567 (139m by 57m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ65NE |
| Civil Parish | WOOLSTANWOOD, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST |
| Civil Parish | WORLESTON, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST |
| Historic Township/Parish/County | WOOLSTANWOOD, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE |
| Historic Township/Parish/County | WORLESTON, ACTON, CHESHIRE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Record last edited
Mar 13 2025 12:02PM