Railway Viaduct Over the River Nidd is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1968. A Victorian Engineering structure. 2 related planning applications.

Railway Viaduct Over the River Nidd

WRENN ID
pitched-hall-yarrow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Harrogate and Knaresborough MP: Tom Gordon (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 May 1968
Type
Engineering structure
Period
Victorian
Address
Railway Viaduct Over the River Nidd, Knaresborough
OS grid reference
SE 347 570
Coordinates
54.0084, -1.47151
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Railway Viaduct over the River Nidd is a significant structure built in 1851 by engineer Thomas Grainger for the Leeds and Thirsk Railway. Constructed from gritstone, the viaduct is approximately 100 metres long and 30 metres high, supporting two tracks across four arches. The two central round arches span the river, while the flanking arches extend over the Long Walk on the south bank and Waterside on the north bank. The design features round cut-waters that rise as buttresses, with projecting bands and small half-towers at the top, and an embattled parapet. Initial construction began in 1847, but the original bridge collapsed in 1848, leading to a replacement that cost £9,803 to build.

Local climate

Railway Viaduct Over the River Nidd receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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