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HER Number:169798
Name:PERRAN VIADUCT - Post Medieval railway viaduct

Summary

Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1863.

Grid Reference:SW 7668 3929
Parish:Perranarworthal, Carrick, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 169798

Monument Type(s):

Full description

Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1863 stand beside the C20 replacement. A class A viaduct 1-mile (1.6 km) south of Perranwell railway station, 56 feet (17 m) high, 339 feet (103 m) long on 5 piers; replaced by a new stone viaduct on 24 April 1927 (b2).


<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

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165670Part of: CORNWALL RAILWAY - Post Medieval railway (Monument)