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| HER Number: | 38302 |
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| Name: | CARNON - Post Medieval railway viaduct |
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Summary
Masonry piers of the Cornwall Railway viaduct of 1863.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 38302
Monument Type(s):
Full description
Ten masonry piers of Brunel's original Cornwall Railway stone and timber viaduct of 1863 stand alongside the later 1933 viaduct, although one has been partially demolished. They are of H-section and built with ashlar masonry. Carnon was a class A viaduct 1/2 mile north of Perranwell railway station, 96 feet (29 m) high, 756 feet (230 m) long on 11 piers; replaced by the new stone viaduct on 13 August 1933 (b2). Paul Williams (of Pill Creek) says 60ft of alluvium and a thick layer of oyster shells was uncovered when the foundations for the new viaduct were sunk between the wars.
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Site history:
1: 1995. NJ/CAU
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<1> Woodfin, RJ, 1972, The Cornwall Railway, 58 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5068.
<2> Wikipedia, Cornwall Railway Viaducts (Website). SCO20788.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO5068 - Bibliographic reference: Woodfin, RJ. 1972. The Cornwall Railway. 58. |
| [2] | SCO20788 - Website: Wikipedia. Cornwall Railway Viaducts. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 165670 | Part of: CORNWALL RAILWAY - Post Medieval railway (Monument) |
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