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Listed Building: RAILWAY VIADUCT OVER RIVER AMBER TO NORTH OF HURT ARMS HOTEL SK 348 517, MATLOCK ROAD (1109022)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 1284, 2, 93
Date assigned 25 May 1988
Date last amended

Description

'SK 35 SW RIPLEY MATLOCK ROAD, Ambergate (east side) 2/93 Railway viaduct over River Amber to north of Hurt Arms Hotel SK 348 517 II Railway viaduct. 1849 by engineer James Allport. Rock faced ashlar with tooled ashlar dressings. Five tall segmental arches with radiating voussoirs on wide, wall-like piers with plain impost bands and spurred bases. Moulded cornice over and blocking course. Part of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland line, opened in 1849. Source: Robin Leleax 'A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain', Vol 9 The East Midlands, Pg 181-6. Listing NGR: SK3485051752.'

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Sources (1)

  • Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1109022?section=official-list-entry.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 34850 51752 (point)
Map sheet SK35SW
Civil Parish RIPLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 30 2023 2:19PM

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