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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
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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