Building record 2521/1/18 - Dutton Viaduct, Grand Junction Railway

Railway viaduct over the Weaver Valley built in 1837 by Joseph Locke (George Stephenson was the senior engineer). Constructed of red sandstone with 20 arches, each with a 63 ft (19.2m) span. Dutton Viaduct is the longest on the Grand Junction Railway and an early example of a major railway viaduct. It has stylistic similarities with the Sankey Viaduct on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which was built by the same engineers 3 years earlier (2&4).

<1> Ashmore, O, 1982, The Industrial Archaeology of North West England, /40 (Book). SCH3181.

<2> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1650, 1, 8 & 624, 4, 31 (Report). SCH1934.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1995-2017, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map (Maps and Plans). SCH2427.

<4> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 401945 & 57497 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.