Willington Viaduct is a Grade II listed building in the North Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1986. Viaduct. 4 related planning applications.
Willington Viaduct
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Tyneside
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1986
- Type
- Viaduct
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Willington Viaduct is a railway viaduct built between 1837 and 1839 by John and Benjamin Green for the Newcastle and North Shields Railway Company. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features iron arches and a superstructure that was added in 1869, replacing the original laminated wood construction. The viaduct measures 1,048 feet in length and stands 82 feet high. It has seven iron girder arches with spans ranging from 115 to 128 feet. The structure includes T-section iron lattices between the arches and railway bed girders, which are also supported by masonry. The buttressed piers and abutments have sloped copings. Notably, this viaduct is one of the earliest bridges in Britain to use the Wiebeking system of laminated timber, and the current ironwork resembles the original wooden design.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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