Longwood Railway Viaduct Between National Grid References SE 1135 1615 and SE 1157 1621 is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. Viaduct. 2 related planning applications.

Longwood Railway Viaduct Between National Grid References SE 1135 1615 and SE 1157 1621

WRENN ID
tangled-garret-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Viaduct
Address
Longwood Railway Viaduct Between National Grid References SE 1135 1615 and SE 1157 1621, HD3 4QX
OS grid reference
SE 113 161
Coordinates
53.64176, -1.8298
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Longwood Railway Viaduct was built between 1845 and 1849, possibly by contractor Thomas Nicholson, who also worked on Stanedge Tunnel. The viaduct is constructed from hammer-dressed stone and features ashlar imposts and bands, a parapet, and tapering piers. It has 20 round arches. This section of the railway line was officially opened on 1 August 1849.

Local climate

Longwood Railway Viaduct Between National Grid References SE 1135 1615 and SE 1157 1621 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% 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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