Anti-suicide barriers on Hownsgill Viaduct

  • Description

    "Hownsgill Viaduct was built in 1858-9 to replace two inclines on the Stanhope and Tyne railway. After the line was closed in 1966, the trackbed was converted into a foot- and cycle-path which forms part of National Cycle Network route 7 and the world-famous C2C cycle route. The 53 metre high viaduct has been the site of a large number of suicides and in 2013, the graceful lines of this listed structure were modified by the erection of these anti-suicide nets. Compare with [[31085]]." Photo by Oliver Dixon, 2014.
  • Owner

    Oliver Dixon
  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)
  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3844508
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years, 1 month ago
    Viewed: 706 times
    Picture Taken: 2014-02-10
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