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:
Moated site at North LuffenhamLyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remainsRockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrensStanding cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede HouseMarket cross 10m west of Cross FarmhouseRoundhouse or lock-upMaze 220m south east of St Peter and St Paul's ChurchIron Age enclosureDeserted medieval village on A6003, SnelstonEarthwork in Morcott SpinneyMoated site 1km south west of Rockingham CastleLittle Weldon Roman villaBridge over River ChaterKirby Hall: an Elizabethan country house and gardens, including the remains of the medieval village of Kirby.
