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Twemlow Viaduct

A Grade II Listed Building in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2061 / 53°12'22"N

Longitude: -2.3438 / 2°20'37"W

OS Eastings: 377135

OS Northings: 367730

OS Grid: SJ771677

Mapcode National: GBR 008.VNM

Mapcode Global: WH99M.ZN2Y

Plus Code: 9C5V6M44+FF

Entry Name: Twemlow Viaduct

Listing Date: 12 March 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1231669

English Heritage Legacy ID: 406844

ID on this website: 101231669

Location: Cheshire East, Cheshire, CW4

County: Cheshire East

Civil Parish: Holmes Chapel

Built-Up Area: Holmes Chapel

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Church Hulme (or Holmes Chapel) St Luke

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Railway viaduct

Description


TWEMLOW C.P. SJ 76 NE

4/51 Twemlow Viaduct

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GV II

Railway viaduct 1841 by G W Buck, Engineer to Manchester and Birmingham Railway Company. Red brick, in English Bond, and sandstone. Twenty three semi-circular arches, each of 18 metres span, supported on 3 metres on face by 8 metres deep piers. Projecting pier plinths with weathered vermiculated stone cornice, mainly in brickwork but the plinths of the two piers nearest to the River Dane are wholly of stone with banded rustication. Ogee moulded stone impost bands. 8 bricks deep arches, some wholly in brick-on-edge rings. The plain stone parapet sits on a projecting two course deep brick band;this is supported by a cornice which is built-up from a chamfered stone band and a massive dentil cornice. The viaduct carries the electrified railway from Manchester to Crewe.

Listing NGR: SJ7713567730

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