Railway Viaduct is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1975. Viaduct.
Railway Viaduct
- WRENN ID
- eastward-jamb-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe MP: Tony Vaughan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1975
- Type
- Viaduct
- Address
- Railway Viaduct, Bradstone Road
- OS grid reference
- TR 227 364
- Coordinates
- 51.08378, 1.17864
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Railway Viaduct, built in 1843 by William Cubitt, features 19 round-headed brick arches that span the Foord Valley, reaching nearly 100 feet high at the center. It is noted for its technical interest and scenic qualities.
Local climate
Railway Viaduct receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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