Viaduct About 180 Metres North East Of Woolston Farmhouse

The viaduct, located about 180 metres northeast of Woolston Farmhouse, is a railway structure that once carried the Holsworthy to Bude railway, built in 1898. It is constructed from chamfered rusticated concrete blocks laid in Flemish bond and features five spans with parapets. The round arches rise from chamfered imposts atop rectangular section piers. The parapet includes a moulded cornice, and there is a string course below the parapet with plain coping. A datestone is set in the parapet, carved on a plaque on a corbelled out refuge. The railway line was built by the London and South Western Railway and opened in 1898, closing in 1966. While concrete blocks were used in housing from the 1860s, this viaduct may be the earliest example of their use in bridge construction. A similar viaduct exists on the same railway line at Holsworthy.