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HER Number:	169817
Name:	COOMBE - Post Medieval railway viaduct

Summary

Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1859.

Grid Reference:	SW 9443 5110
Parish:	St Stephen in Brannel, Restormel, Cornwall
Map:	Show location on GoogleMaps

Protected Status

Listed Building (II) 71459: RAILWAY VIADUCT AT SW 944511 INCLUDING FORMER VIADUCT PIERS TO SOUTH

Other Statuses/Codes: none recorded

Monument Types

RAILWAY VIADUCT (19th Century to Unknown - 1859 AD)

Full description

Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1859. A Class A viaduct two miles (3 km) east of Grampound Road. 70 feet (21 m) high, 738 feet (225 m) long on 11 piers; replaced by a new stone viaduct on 11 July 1886 (b2).

Sources / Further Reading

---	SCO20788 - Website: Wikipedia. Cornwall Railway Viaducts.
[1]	SCO5068 - Bibliographic reference: Woodfin, RJ. 1972. The Cornwall Railway. 58

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records

165670

Part of: CORNWALL RAILWAY - Post Medieval railway (Monument)

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