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Latitude: 53.75 / 53°44'59"N
Longitude: -2.7062 / 2°42'22"W
OS Eastings: 353529
OS Northings: 428409
OS Grid: SD535284
Mapcode National: GBR T8X.9G
Mapcode Global: WH85T.D0LJ
Plus Code: 9C5VP7XV+XG
Entry Name: Railway Viaduct over River Ribble
Listing Date: 20 December 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1218908
English Heritage Legacy ID: 392133
Also known as: Ribble Viaduct, Preston
ID on this website: 101218908
Location: Lower Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1
County: Lancashire
District: South Ribble
Electoral Ward/Division: Riversway
Parish: Penwortham
Built-Up Area: Preston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Penwortham St Leonard
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: Viaduct Railway viaduct
The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1249288. This entry was removed from the list on 6th May 2015.
PRESTON
SD5328 941-1/8/239
RIVERSIDE
(South West side)
Railway viaduct over River Ribble
II
Railway viaduct carrying North Union Railway over River
Ribble; now British Rail viaduct. 1837-8, for North Union
Railway Company, resident engineer Charles Vignoles; widened
1879-80 (with subsequent further addition). Rusticated
hammer-dressed sandstone ashlar. Approx. 200 metres long, in 5
wide spans. Classical style. Low barge-shaped piers; 5 wide
segmental arches with long rusticated voussoirs, a continuous
moulded cornice, and plain parapet (now interrupted by
stanchions of overhead power lines). The soffits of the arches
are also rusticated, and have longitudinal joints on the
midline, the width of the viaduct having been doubled in
1879-80 and the addition built in matching style. Northernmost
arch spans riverside road entering Miller Park from west, and
dies into a battered pier. West side of item partly covered by
later iron addition. (Southern half of structure is in
Penwortham CP, South Ribble District.)
Listing NGR: SD 53529 28409
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