Listed Building record TR 23 NW 461 - RAILWAY VIADUCT

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1843 to 1843 Railway Viaduct - built in 1843 by Sir William Cubitt and carries the South Eastern Railway across the Foord Valley between Folkestone Central and Folkestone Junction. It is a brick structure, with nineteen arches, nearly 100 feet high standing on slender piers.

Location

Grid reference TR 22718 36412 (point)
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 41-42 (A J Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44230.

<2> Nat Trust Book of Bridges 1984 128 (J M Richards) (OS Card Reference). SKE47507.

<3> Bldgs of Eng NE & E Kent 1980 326 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37744.

<4> DOE (HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 11 March 1975 8 (OS Card Reference). SKE40342.

<5> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<6> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 41-42 (A J Haselfoot).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Nat Trust Book of Bridges 1984 128 (J M Richards).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng NE & E Kent 1980 326 (J Newman).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 11 March 1975 8.
  • <5>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #31971 Viaduct, ]
  • <6> Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement.

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Record last edited

Mar 8 2022 1:22PM