Railway Viaduct Including Redundant Piers, Over River Allen
RAILWAY VIADUCT INCLUDING REDUNDANT PIERS, OVER RIVER ALLEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201434
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Railway Viaduct Including Redundant Piers, Over River Allen
- Statutory Address:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT INCLUDING REDUNDANT PIERS, OVER RIVER ALLEN
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- Date:
- 2002-06-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/05937/25
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201434
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Railway Viaduct Including Redundant Piers, Over River Allen
- Statutory Address 1:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT INCLUDING REDUNDANT PIERS, OVER RIVER ALLEN
- Statutory Address 2:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT INCLUDING REDUNDANT PIERS, OVER RIVER ALLEN, PYDAR STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT INCLUDING REDUNDANT PIERS, OVER RIVER ALLEN
- Statutory Address:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT INCLUDING REDUNDANT PIERS, OVER RIVER ALLEN, PYDAR STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Truro
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 82481 45295
Details
TRURO
SW8245 TRURO (NORTH-WEST) 880-1/3/320 Railway viaduct, including redundant 29/01/91 piers, over River Allen
GV II
Railway viaduct, including redundant piers of original viaduct. 1858. Present viaduct 1904. Redundant piers of 1858 designed by Brunel. Dressed granite Brunel piers otherwise of rock-faced granite with brick arches and rendered parapet fascia. 18 spans. 15 surviving Brunel piers. Rectangular-on-plan piers, except for 5 Brunel piers which are H on plan. Round arches carried on tapered piers with corbels for timber centring; brick above level of piers. Iron refuges. Brunel piers are 60 feet apart and were originally spanned by fan-shaped timber constructions.
Listing NGR: SW8248145295
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 377319
- 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.
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