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Railway Viaduct Railway Viaduct Including Redundant Piers, over River Kenwyn

A Grade II Listed Building in Truro, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.2649 / 50°15'53"N

Longitude: -5.06 / 5°3'35"W

OS Eastings: 182016

OS Northings: 45025

OS Grid: SW820450

Mapcode National: GBR ZF.XD19

Mapcode Global: FRA 089B.6KJ

Plus Code: 9C2P7W7R+X2

Entry Name: Railway Viaduct Railway Viaduct Including Redundant Piers, over River Kenwyn

Listing Date: 30 July 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1201435

English Heritage Legacy ID: 377320

Also known as: Railway Viaduct Railway Viaduct Including Redundant Piers, Over River Kenwyn

ID on this website: 101201435

Location: Truro, Cornwall, TR1

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Truro

Built-Up Area: Truro

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Truro St George the Martyr

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Railway viaduct

Description


TRURO

SW84NW TRURO (WEST) 880-1/1/321 Railway viaduct, including redundant piers, over River Kenwyn

GV II

Includes: Railway viaduct ST GEORGE'S ROAD. Railway viaduct, including redundant piers of original viaduct. 1858. Present viaduct 1904. Redundant piers of 1858 designed by Brunel. Dressed granite Brunel piers otherwise of rock-faced granite with brick arches and rendered parapet fascia. 11 spans. 5 surviving Brunel piers. Rectangular-on-plan piers. Round arches carried on tapered piers with corbels for timber centring. Refuges every 3 bays, over the piers. Brunel piers are 60 feet apart and were originally spanned by fan-shaped timber constructions.

Listing NGR: SW8201645025

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