Wharfedale Viaduct is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1988. Viaduct.

Wharfedale Viaduct

WRENN ID
tired-lintel-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1988
Type
Viaduct
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SE 24 NE 2/92

ARTHINGTON WARREN LANE LS 21 Wharfedale Viaduct

II

Railway Viaduct, carrying Leeds to Thirsk Railway over River Wharfe. 1845 to 1849; Engineer, Thomas Grainger. Punched sandstone blocks. Twenty semicircular arches carried on very high rectangular piers, following a line curving towards the north-east; the piers have rounded-nose cutwaters, roll-moulded bands carried round at the springing of the arches; the arches have rusticated stepped voussoirs; there are large roll-moulded string courses and coped parapets each side; and 5 circular tie plates to the 1st arch and 7 to the 4th arch. Also known as Castley Viaduct. Note: only the 6 southernmost arches are in this parish; the remainder are in Castley CP, North Yorkshire, in which parish the item is also listed.

Listing NGR: SE2625245505

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