Railway Viaduct Over Chester Burn is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Viaduct.

Railway Viaduct Over Chester Burn

WRENN ID
stranded-nave-equinox
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 1987
Type
Viaduct
Address
Railway Viaduct Over Chester Burn, South Burns
OS grid reference
NZ 271 516
Coordinates
54.85878, -1.57911
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railway viaduct over Chester Burn is a Grade II listed structure built in 1868 for the North-Eastern Railway Company. It carries two tracks and is constructed from light-red engineering brick in English bond, featuring stone plinths and a parapet band.

This tall viaduct is approximately 230 meters long and consists of 11 elliptical arches arranged in 7 rows of header bond, supported by thin, slightly-battered piers with tall rock-faced plinths. The arches have been partly refaced on the west side. A moulded band runs at track level, and there is a low parapet with paired end piers.

While late 20th-century railings and cantilevered refuges are present, they are not considered of special interest. The viaduct serves as an important feature in the townscape.

Local climate

Railway Viaduct Over Chester Burn receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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