British Rail East Coast Main Line Viaduct over River, Warkworth
Description: British Rail East Coast Main Line Viaduct over River
Grade: II
Date Listed: 15 September 1988
English Heritage Building ID: 236711
OS Grid Reference: NU2217603800
OS Grid Coordinates: 422176, 603800
Latitude/Longitude: 55.3278, -1.6520
Location: Acklington, Northumberland NE65 9AG
Locality: Warkworth
Local Authority: Northumberland
County: Northumberland
Country: England
Postcode: NE65 9AG
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Listing Text
ACKLINGTON RIVER COQUET
NU 20 SW
7/41 British Rail East
Coast Main Line
Viaduct over River
II
Railway viaduct. Completed 1849/50, by Robert Stephenson for York, Newcastle
and Berwick Railway. Rock-faced stone with rock-faced-and-margined rusticated
voussoirs and cut dressings. Nine segmental arches on tall rectangular-plan
piers with sunk arched panels on inner faces, with twin pilasters at each end;
moulded imposts and top cornice. River pier has rounded cutwaters with band
below domed top. Later concrete underpinning to arch soffits, and girder
supports.
The southern part of the viaduct is in Warkworth parish.
Listing NGR: NU2217603800
Source: English Heritage
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