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Railway Bridge in Haigh Hall Park

A Grade II Listed Building in Haigh, Wigan

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5619 / 53°33'42"N

Longitude: -2.6194 / 2°37'9"W

OS Eastings: 359068

OS Northings: 407432

OS Grid: SD590074

Mapcode National: GBR BW47.PW

Mapcode Global: WH97R.QQVR

Plus Code: 9C5VH96J+Q6

Entry Name: Railway Bridge in Haigh Hall Park

Listing Date: 20 January 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376802

English Heritage Legacy ID: 469020

ID on this website: 101376802

Location: Haigh Woodland Park, Marylebone, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1

County: Wigan

Civil Parish: Haigh

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Haigh and Aspull St David

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

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Description


SD 50 NE
1484/5/10011

HAIGH
HALL LANE
(south side - off)

Railway bridge in Haigh Hall Park

II

Railway bridge. 1883-84 by Charles Badlock over the Whelley Loop Line. Pinkish-red brick with ashlar facings to abutments and ashlar plinths, cast-iron undercarriage and balustrade. Three straight-headed arches. Undercarriage has 13 girders. Abutments are faced with pilasters with frieze and moulded modillion cornices; these are surmounted by plinths with chamfered base, cavetto- and roll- moulding and pyramidal caps, between stretches of balustrade. The balustrade is approximately 30 metres in length has round-arched arcade on columns with scalloped base; chamfered copings. The ends of the balustrade are curved on section with end plinths. All plinths have moulded cornices and blocking courses.

This bridge is sited within Haigh Hall park, which was formerly included in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens at grade II, it was removed from the Register on the 30th of September 1999.

Listing NGR: SD5906807432

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