Railway Viaduct Immediately East Of Littlehempston Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1985. Railway viaduct.

Railway Viaduct Immediately East Of Littlehempston Bridge

WRENN ID
sunken-casement-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1985
Type
Railway viaduct
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SX 86 SW LITTLEHEMPSTON

5/57 Railway Viaduct immediately east of Littlehempston - Bridge

GV II

Railway viaduct over River Hems. Circa 1847. Stone rubble. Three spans with elliptical pink sandstone arches on slight skew. Sandstone stringcourse above and parapet with plain stone coping. C20 iron girder bridge on stone piers alongside to east is not included. The South Devon Railway was authorised in 1844. This section from Newton Abbot to Totnes was opened in 1847 and pipes were laid for atmospheric trains which were never used. The Great Western Railway took over in 1876 and the South Devon Company was dissolved in 1878. The broad gauge was replaced in 1892.

Listing NGR: SX8135662751

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