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Latitude: 53.2284 / 53°13'42"N
Longitude: -2.9091 / 2°54'32"W
OS Eastings: 339407
OS Northings: 370539
OS Grid: SJ394705
Mapcode National: GBR 79.0MVH
Mapcode Global: WH887.83YV
Plus Code: 9C5V63HR+99
Entry Name: Railway Viaduct over the Shropshire Union Canal
Listing Date: 27 November 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1278977
English Heritage Legacy ID: 404435
ID on this website: 101278977
Location: Lea by Backford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH2
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Civil Parish: Mollington
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Backford St Oswald
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Railway viaduct
SJ 37 SE MOLLINGTON C.P.
1/29 Railway viaduct over the
Shropshire Union Canal.
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- II
Railway viaduct: dated 1839 by Geo. Stephenson and John Dixon for
Chester and Birkenhead Railway Co. Rock-faced red sandstone with blue
and orange brick vaulting. Main arch over the canal built on the skew
has rusticated voussoirs and dated keystones with a skew brick vault.
To either side is an arcade of 5 smaller ordinary semi-circular brick
arches with stone imposts and keystones on raking stone piers.
Projecting band at track level carries a low stone parapet with modern
aluminium railing.
Listing NGR: SJ3940770539
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