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HER Number:169812
Name:DERRICOMBE - Post Medieval railway viaduct

Summary

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

Grid Reference:SX 1560 6511
Parish:Broadoak, Caradon, Cornwall
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Protected Status

  • Listed Building (II) 60521: DERRICOMBE VIADUCT

Other References/Statuses

  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 169812

Monument Type(s):

Full description

Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1859. A Class A viaduct. 77 feet (23 m) high, 369 feet (112 m) long on 5 piers; replaced by a new stone viaduct on May 8 1881 (b2). Binding states that three of the original piers survive (b3).


<1> Woodfin, RJ, 1972, The Cornwall Railway (Bibliographic reference). SCO5068.

<2> Wikipedia, Cornwall Railway Viaducts (Website). SCO20788.

<3> Binding. J, 1993, Brunel's Cornish Viaducts (Bibliographic reference). SCO20854.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO5068 - Bibliographic reference: Woodfin, RJ. 1972. The Cornwall Railway.
[2]SCO20788 - Website: Wikipedia. Cornwall Railway Viaducts.
[3]SCO20854 - Bibliographic reference: Binding. J. 1993. Brunel's Cornish Viaducts.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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