Welland Viaduct by AS
Welland Viaduct
The building of Grade II listed Welland Viaduct near Corby was completed in 1878. For the Kettering to Manton branch of the Midland Railway Company.
The viaduct has 82 arches and was orginally constructed of blue Staffordshire brick that has been partially repaired in red brick along with a parapet, also of red brick with stone coping.
Piers 60 to 82 of the Welland Viaduct are located in Seaton parish, while the remaining section is located in Harringworth parish - both in Northamptonshire.
Created: 28 January 2023 Edited: 29 November 2023
Welland Viaduct
Local History around Welland Viaduct
There are some historic monuments around including:
Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede HouseKirby Hall: an Elizabethan country house and gardens, including the remains of the medieval village of KirbyRockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrensIron Age enclosureEarthwork in Morcott SpinneyRoundhouse or lock-upMarket cross 10m west of Cross FarmhouseMoated site 1km south west of Rockingham CastleMoated site at North LuffenhamLyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remainsLittle Weldon Roman villaBridge over River ChaterDeserted medieval village on A6003, SnelstonMaze 220m south east of St Peter and St Paul's Church.
