Wharfedale Viaduct
WHARFEDALE VIADUCT, WARREN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253368
- Date first listed:
- 07-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wharfedale Viaduct
- Statutory Address:
- WHARFEDALE VIADUCT, WARREN LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253368
- Date first listed:
- 07-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wharfedale Viaduct
- Statutory Address 1:
- WHARFEDALE VIADUCT, WARREN LANE
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:
- WHARFEDALE VIADUCT, WARREN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Arthington
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 26252 45505
Details
SE 24 NE
2/92
ARTHINGTON
WARREN LANE LS 21
Wharfedale Viaduct
II
Railway Viaduct, carrying Leeds to Thirsk Railway over River Wharfe.
1845 to 1849; Engineer, Thomas Grainger. Punched sandstone blocks. Twenty
semicircular arches carried on very high rectangular piers, following a line
curving towards the north-east; the piers have rounded-nose cutwaters,
roll-moulded bands carried round at the springing of the arches; the arches
have rusticated stepped voussoirs; there are large roll-moulded string
courses and coped parapets each side; and 5 circular tie plates to the
1st arch and 7 to the 4th arch. Also known as Castley Viaduct.
Note: only the 6 southernmost arches are in this parish; the remainder are in
Castley CP, North Yorkshire, in which parish the item is also listed.
Listing NGR: SE2625245505
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436536
- 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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