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Listed Building record MDR5579 - Railway Bridge, Hopwell Road, Draycott and Church Wilne

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Full Description

Railway bridge, Hopwell Road, Draycott and Church Wilne, built in 1839. 'SK 442335 Hopnell Road, Railway Bridge. Original late 1830's Midland counties railway bridge.' (1) From the National Heritage List for England: 'PARISH OF DRAYCOTT & CHURCH WILNE HOPWELL ROAD SK 43 SW 3/7 Railway Bridge to SW of Cemetery Chapel II Railway bridge. 1839 by engineer, C G Vignoles, with later repairs. Red brick with stone dressings. Single wide semi- circular brick arch with plain spandrels, plain stone band above and brick parapets with stone copings. Walls splay outwards to each end and finish in square piers. Part of the Midland railway. Listing NGR: SK4427233530.' (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1986. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part II - Borough of Erewash. 9.
  • <2> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087963?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 44272 33530 (point)
Civil Parish DRAYCOTT AND CHURCH WILNE, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE

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Aug 14 2025 10:17AM

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