Wharncliffe Viaduct is a Grade I listed building in the Ealing local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1949. A 1836-37 Viaduct. 2 related planning applications.

Wharncliffe Viaduct

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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Ealing
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 1949
Type
Viaduct
Source
Historic England listing

Description

WHARNCLIFFE VIADUCT 1. 5010 Southall/Hanwell Wharncliffe Viaduct TQ 18 SW 1/94 TQ 18 SE 2/94 I 8.11.49 2. 1836-37 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Contractors Messrs Grissell and Peto. Brown brick viaduct of 8 semi-elliptical arches each of 70 ft span and rising 19 ft. Stone imposts, cornices and copings. The length is 886 ft, height to parapet 81 ft and the original width 30 ft, widened on the north side in 1877. The piers are in the form of pylons, originally 2 to each pier, now 3. The arms of Lord Wharncliffe decorate the centre of the south face. The first railway viaduct to use hollow piers. Original appearance illustrated by Bourne in his 'Great Western Railway'. This was the first major engineering work to be completed on the Great Western Railway.

Listing NGR: TQ1492280399

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