Martholme Viaduct is a Grade II listed building in the Hyndburn local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1984. Viaduct. 1 related planning application.
Martholme Viaduct
- WRENN ID
- winter-flue-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hyndburn
- Constituency
- Hyndburn MP: Sarah Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1984
- Type
- Viaduct
- Address
- Martholme Viaduct, Martholme Lane
- OS grid reference
- SD 751 338
- Coordinates
- 53.8005, -2.37875
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Martholme Viaduct is a Grade II listed structure that carries the Great Harwood loop line of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway over the River Calder. Built between 1870 and 1877 under the engineering of Sturges Meek, the viaduct is constructed from sandstone rubble. It features ten rounded arches, each spanning 40 feet and standing 65 feet high, arranged in a slightly curved line. The design includes an impost band and a solid parapet. Originally, the viaduct was intended to be made of wood, but the design was changed to stone before construction began. The contractors, Thomas Stone & Son, agreed to carry out the work only if the coal measures beneath the structure were purchased. The railway line was closed in 1957.
Local climate
Martholme Viaduct sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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