Description

ST64SW SHEPTON MALLET CP WATERLOO ROAD

4/254 Former Railway Viaduct

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Railway viaduct, now disused. Opened 1874, for Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, Shepton Mallet to Bath extension,
doubled in width 1894, partially rebuilt 1946. 6-arches of varying height carrying elevated double width trackway at
right angles over Bath Road. Rock faced masonary to North half, brick faced to South half, brick linings to all arch
heads. Large piers to each end, having pyramidal capstones. C20 concrete shuttering to central piers for reinforcement.
Important structure as it frames an entrance into the town from the North.

Listing NGR: ST6203544308

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26628886

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)