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HER Number:MCO54779
Name:PENRYN - Post Medieval railway viaduct

Summary

The piers of the Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1863.

Grid Reference:SW 7772 3504
Parish:Penryn, Carrick, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other Statuses/Codes: none recorded

Monument Type(s):

  • RAILWAY VIADUCT (Demolished, 19th Century to Early 20th Century - 1863 AD to 1923 AD)

Full description

The piers of the Cornwall Railway Penryn timber viaduct of 1863. A class A viaduct 1/4 mile north of Penryn railway station, 63 feet (19 m) high, 342 feet (104 m) long on 5 piers; replaced by an embankment and deviation in 1923 (b2). (not inspected).


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

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

Sources / Further Reading

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

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records

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