RAILWAY VIADUCT OVER CHESTER BURN
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159006
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-1987
- Statutory Address:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT OVER CHESTER BURN, SOUTH BURNS
Map
© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2019. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.
Use of this data is subject to Terms and Conditions.
The above map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. For a copy of the full scale map, please see the attached PDF - 1159006 .pdf
The PDF will be generated from our live systems and may take a few minutes to download depending on how busy our servers are. We apologise for this delay.
This copy shows the entry on 19-Aug-2019 at 22:12:12.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT OVER CHESTER BURN, SOUTH BURNS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 27118 51635
Details
CHESTER-LE-STREET SOUTH BURNS
NZ 25 SE
(West end, off)
4/32 Railway Viaduct
over Chester Burn
II
Railway viaduct carrying 2 tracks over Chester Burn. 1868 for the North-
Eastern Railway Company. Light-red engineering brick in English bond; stone
plinths and parapet band.
Tall, c.230-metre long viaduct. 11 elliptical arches, in 7 rows of header
bond, on thin slightly-battered piers with tall rock-faced plinths; arches
partly refaced on west. Moulded band at track level. Low parapet with paired
end piers.
Late C20 railings and cantilevered refuges are not of special interest. An
important townscape feature.
Listing NGR: NZ2711851635
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 109378
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
Images of England
Images of England was a photographic record of every listed building in England, created as a snap shot of listed buildings at the turn of the millennium. These photographs of the exterior of listed buildings were taken by volunteers between 1999 and 2008. The project was supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.