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Lower Viaduct

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanberis, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1139 / 53°6'50"N

Longitude: -4.1227 / 4°7'21"W

OS Eastings: 258018

OS Northings: 359522

OS Grid: SH580595

Mapcode National: GBR 5Q.7T5J

Mapcode Global: WH54M.MZZN

Plus Code: 9C5Q4V7G+HW

Entry Name: Lower Viaduct

Listing Date: 28 May 1999

Last Amended: 28 May 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21851

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300021851

Location: Located towards the foot of the Snowdon Mountain Railway where it crosses the road and begins to ascend rapidly in height.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Llanberis

Community: Llanberis

Built-Up Area: Llanberis

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

An original structure on The Snowdon Mountain Railway, which was founded as the Snowdon Mountain Tramroad & Hotels Co. Ltd. in 1894 and opened in 1896. The engineers were Douglas and Francis Fox and the line was originally operated by 5 steam locomotives from Switzerland on the rack and pinion system first devised by Dr Roman Abt of Lucerne. Purely recreational in use, the line has always been a major attraction to tourists visiting the area.

Exterior

Railway viaduct comprising 13 skewed round-headed arches rapidly increasing in height to incline, with a further half arch above the natural rock to the top end. Snecked rock-faced rubblestone blocks with heavily tooled ashlar coping and toothed purple brick to arches.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a major engineering structure on the pioneering Snowdon Mountain Railway.

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