Railway Viaduct East of the Hermitage is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Viaduct.
Railway Viaduct East of the Hermitage
- WRENN ID
- north-corner-tarn
- 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 East of the Hermitage, Durham Road
- OS grid reference
- NZ 271 498
- Coordinates
- 54.84229, -1.57898
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railway viaduct east of The Hermitage was built in 1868 for the North-Eastern Railway Company. It carries two tracks over Southburn Dene and is approximately 200 meters long. The structure is made of light-red engineering brick laid in English bond, with stone plinths and a parapet band.
The viaduct features eight elliptical arches arranged in seven rows of header bond, supported by thin, slightly-battered piers with tall rock-faced plinths. Some 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.
Late 20th-century railings and cantilevered refuges are present but are not considered of special interest. The viaduct serves as an important feature in the landscape.
Local climate
Railway Viaduct East of the Hermitage receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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