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HER Number:MCO55246
Name:PENADLAKE - Post Medieval railway viaduct

Summary

Penadlake Viaduct on the Cornwall Railway.

Grid Reference:SX 1354 6500
Parish:Broadoak, Caradon, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other Statuses/Codes: none recorded

Monument Type(s):

Full description

Penadlake viaduct on the Cornwall Railway main line at 272m 20c. A Class E viaduct about 1 3/4 miles east of Bodmin Road railway station, this was the last viaduct crossed in the descent of the Glynn Valley. 42 feet (13 m) high, 426 feet (130 m) long on 10 dwarf piers, it was replaced by a new masonry viaduct on 7 October 1877 (b2).


<1> Beagrie, N & Sheppard, P, 1982, Broadoak Checklist, VOL 21, 196 (Article in Journal). SCO2811.

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

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO2811 - Article in Journal: Beagrie, N & Sheppard, P. 1982. Broadoak Checklist. Cornish Archaeology. 21. VOL 21, 196.
[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)