A view of Causey Arch from below

Date:
31 Jul 1968
Location:
CAUSEY ARCH, CAUSEY ROAD, Stanley, County Durham
Reference:
IMP01/01/0076
Type:
Photograph (Transparency)
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Description

Built in 1727 by Ralph Wood, considered to be the first railway bridge in the world it carried the Tanfield railway over the Causey Burn transporting coal to the River Tyne.

Content

This is part of the Series: IMP01/01 Ian M Parsons Slide Collection - English, Welsh And Scottish Locations; within the Collection: IMP01 Ian M Parsons Slide Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Parsons, Ian Mesnard

Keywords

Georgian Wagonway, Georgian Bridge, Rail Transport, Mining Industry