Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| railway bridge, Kirkby Stephen (4) | ||
| site name:- | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway | |
| civil parish:- | Kirkby Stephen (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| locality type:- | bridge | |
| coordinates:- | NY77010749 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY7707 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY70 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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 CBB40.jpg (taken 11.7.2014)  CBB41.jpg (taken 11.7.2014) |
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| The bridge is earthed over, perhaps it doesn't even exist underneath - so much for
'listing'. |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "RAILWAY OVERBRIDGE AT NY 770075 / / A685 / KIRKBY STEPHEN / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73059 / NY7701307493" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Rail overbridge. 1860-1 by Sir Thomas Bouch for the South Lancashire and Durham Union Railway. Coursed squared puddingstone (limestone) with sandstone dressings. Five elliptical arches. Large abutment piers with quoins and projecting capping. The arch piers have imposts, the arches have well-cut voussoirs. Continuous cornice, dressed parapet. A well-preserved example of a large road bridge on this line." |
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