Monument record 2521/1/27 - Vale Royal Viaduct, Grand Junction Railway

Vale Royal Viaduct. Five arched stone viaduct across the River weaver carrying the Grand Junction Railway. Opened 1837. 1,600yds (1,463m) long. Cutting west towards Hartford Station (1). English garden wall bond, blue brick, semi circular arched entrance of 2 1/2 brick thickness. c.3m mide. Large stone keyblock at either end with Delamere arms carved on it (2). Recorded visit of George Stephenson to Ms H. Cholmondleys father in 1837, tunnel may have been built as a concession for putting the railway through this area as the viaduct only allowed room for the carrage drive (3).

<1> Ashmore, O, 1982, The Industrial Archaeology of North West England, /42 (Book). SCH3181.

<2> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /19 (Report). SCH1934.

<3> Cholmondeley H, 1837, Notebook, Cholmondeley H 1837 (Book). SCH2272.