Historic bridges · North East England
Lambley Viaduct
Lambley Viaduct in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lambley Viaduct is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lambley Viaduct is a stone bridge across the River South Tyne at Lambley in Northumberland. Formerly a railway bridge, it remains open to pedestrians but one end of the viaduct has been fenced off.
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Background
History
Lambley viaduct crosses the River South Tyne as a series of elegant stone arches. More than long, it was one of nine viaducts on the former Haltwhistle to Alston railway. This was opened in 1852 to haul coal and lead from the Alston mines, closed in 1976, and the viaduct was allowed to decay. In 1991 the British Rail Property Board agreed to repair the viaduct and hand it over to the North Pennine Heritage Trust which would maintain it in the future; however the Trust went into administration in 2011. The viaduct was probably designed by George Barclay Bruce, One end of the viaduct has been fenced off, after the path was diverted in 2004 to pass further away from Lambley railway station,…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9189, -2.5087
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Coanwood
- Postcode
- CA8 7LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Opening
- {{start date|1852|11|17|df=y}}
- Official site
- archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q28961911 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lambley Viaduct (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lambley Viaduct?
- Lambley Viaduct is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA8 7LJ), in the parish of Coanwood.
- Who owns Lambley Viaduct?
- Lambley Viaduct is owned by | maint =.
- Is Lambley Viaduct free to visit?
- Yes, Lambley Viaduct is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lambley Viaduct?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA8 7LJ. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.