Welland Viaduct

The Welland Viaduct is a railway viaduct built between 1876 and 1878 for the Kettering to Manton branch of the Midland Railway Company. It is constructed from blue Staffordshire brick, with some sections repaired in red brick, and features a red brick parapet. The viaduct boasts an impressive row of 82 tall semi-circular arches set on piers, which are accented at varying intervals by plain pilasters. The inner faces of the piers each have two recessed panels. The parapet, which has stone coping, rests on a corbelled stone string. Every three arches, there is a projecting parapet pier on a corbelled panel. Piers 60 to 82 are located in Seaton parish, while the remaining piers are in Harringworth parish, Northamptonshire. The viaduct serves as a striking landmark that spans the Welland valley.