Railway Viaduct Railway Viaduct Including Redundant Piers, Over River Kenwyn is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1993. Viaduct.

Railway Viaduct Railway Viaduct Including Redundant Piers, Over River Kenwyn

WRENN ID: rooted-buttress-fern
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cornwall
Country: England
Date first listed: 30 July 1993
Type: Viaduct
Source: Historic England listing

Description

TRURO

SW84NW TRURO (WEST) 880-1/1/321 Railway viaduct, including redundant piers, over River Kenwyn

GV II

Includes: Railway viaduct ST GEORGE'S ROAD. Railway viaduct, including redundant piers of original viaduct. 1858. Present viaduct 1904. Redundant piers of 1858 designed by Brunel. Dressed granite Brunel piers otherwise of rock-faced granite with brick arches and rendered parapet fascia. 11 spans. 5 surviving Brunel piers. Rectangular-on-plan piers. Round arches carried on tapered piers with corbels for timber centring. Refuges every 3 bays, over the piers. Brunel piers are 60 feet apart and were originally spanned by fan-shaped timber constructions.

Listing NGR: SW8201645025

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