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| HER Number: | 169823 |
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| Name: | PENWETHERS - Post Medieval railway viaduct |
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Summary
Penwithers timber viaduct, built by the Cornwall Railway in 1863 to a Brunel design, was replaced by a large embankment during 1926.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): COR RLY
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 169823
Monument Type(s):
Full description
Penwithers timber viaduct was built by the Cornwall Railway in 1863 to a Brunel design, and was replaced by a large embankment during 1926. It would seem that the entire viaduct was buried in the process, and has thus been preserved in-situ.
<1> Woodfin, RJ, 1972, The Cornwall Railway, 58 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5068.
<2> Binding. J, 1993, Brunel's Cornish Viaducts, 112 (Bibliographic reference). SCO20854.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO5068 - Bibliographic reference: Woodfin, RJ. 1972. The Cornwall Railway. 58. |
| [2] | SCO20854 - Bibliographic reference: Binding. J. 1993. Brunel's Cornish Viaducts. 112. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 165670 | Part of: CORNWALL RAILWAY - Post Medieval railway (Monument) |
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