Grimstone Viaduct
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| Grimstone Viaduct | |
| Dorset | |
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| Location | |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| Carrying: | Heart of Wessex railway line |
| Crossing: | Road and river |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY63999452 |
| Location: | 50°44’57"N, 2°30’42"W |
| Structure | |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| History | |
| Architect: | Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
| Information | |
The Grimstone Viaduct is a railway bridge on the 'Heart of Wessex Line', a railway line, between Castle Cary and Weymouth in Dorset. It is directly north of the site of Grimstone and Frampton railway station,[1] in the hamlet of Grimstone at the western edge of the parish of Stratton.
The viaduct was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was built as part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway line,[2] opened by the Great Western Railway in 1857. It consists of three arches; the central arch passes over the road from Grimstone to Sydling St Nicholas, and is connected to the arches either side of it by a series of arches within the bridge.[3] Sydling Water flows underneath the bridge.
The viaduct is a Grade II listed structure.[3]
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References
- ↑ Baddeley, Nicole (10 March 2021). "The lost and abandoned railway stations of Dorset". Daily Echo (Bournemouth). https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/19147664.lost-abandoned-railway-stations-dorset/. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ Stanier, Peter (2002). Dorset in the Age of Steam: A History and Archaeology of Dorset Industry, C.1750-1950. Dorset Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-871164-90-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Heritage List 1228535: Railway Viaduct (Grade II listing)