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Willington Dene Viaduct
Willington Dene Viaduct is a railway bridge over the valley of Wallsend Burn near Willington and Wallsend. It was built between 1837-1839 by John and Benjamin Green for the Newcastle and North Shields Railway Company. In 1869 the viaduct was altered to double it's width, by Thomas Elliot Harrison, for the North-Eastern Railway Company. The contractors for the ironwork were the Weardale Iron and Coal Co of St Peters.[1] When first built, the viaduct was one of the earliest in Britain to use the Wiebeking system of laminated wood for the lattices between the arches. When the bridge was widened in 1869, the laminated wood was replaced by iron work, which closely resembles the timber original wood lattices.[2] The viaduct is 1,048 ft long and 82 ft high, with 7 iron girder arches. It is the sister of the Ousburn Viaduct, built around the same time.[3] Willington Viaduct is still in use today and is a Grade II listed structure.
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WILLINGTON VIADUCT - List Entry
- " Railway viaduct. 1837-9 by John and Benjamin Green for Newcastle and North Shields Railway Company. Sandstone ashlar with iron arches and superstructure (added in 1869 when the original laminated …
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Willington Dene Viaduct
- "Originally a structure with timber arches on stone piers, the timber was replaced with wrought iron in 1869
1839 Built for the Newcastle and North Shields Railway and designed by …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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Willington Quay
- Willington Quay is an area in North Tyneside between Wallsend and North Shields. It is located on the north bank of the River Tyne opposite Jarrow. Robert Stephenson, the famous …
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WILLINGTON VIADUCT - List Entry
- " Railway viaduct. 1837-9 by John and Benjamin Green for Newcastle and North Shields Railway Company. Sandstone ashlar with iron arches and superstructure (added in 1869 when the original laminated …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.gracesguide.co.uk…
Willington Dene Viaduct
- "Originally a structure with timber arches on stone piers, the timber was replaced with wrought iron in 1869
1839 Built for the Newcastle and North Shields Railway and designed by …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
