London and Greenwich Railway viaduct
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Site ID :- GTL03157
Key Words :- Railway viaduct
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GTL00008,London Bridge Station
GTL03997,Abbey Street railway bridge
GTL03956,Spa Road railway bridge
GTL00061,Spa Road Station
GTL00197,Deptford Railway Viaduct and Station
GTL00243,Greenwich StationAddress :- London Bridge to Greenwich, London, Greater London
Grid Reference :- TQ 3441 7905
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 534410 m, Northing 179050 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.494423 , -0.065215
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Parish or Township :- Bermondsey
Administrative Area :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Site Condition :-
Site Era :-Industrial Revolution 1750-1850 to Modern Post 1950
Site Dates :- 1836 -
Visit By :- -
Contributor :- Glias Database - 2 June 2018
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Glias Database
Record Status :- Incomplete
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Description and History
The 878 arch brick viaduct is world's longest brick structure and carried whole of LGR from London Bridge to Deptford and Greenwich - engineer Colonel George Thomas Landmann (1779 - 1854.)
The arches are 22 ft high with an 18 ft span. The bricks were made at Faversham (Kent.)
The London & Greenwich Railway was opened in stages from 1836-38. Two original bridges remain (both Listed II) at Abbey Street (qv) and Spa Road (qv).
The viaduct has been widened four times, on the south side, and at the London Bridge end carries 11 tracks, although towards Greenwich it is still a double-track structure as built.
The dog leg ramp which is listed Grade II, was built on a series of brick arches to allow carriages to get to platform level at Deptford Station on the south side (qv). This is the earliest and sole remaining survival of such a ramp. The other two were at Greenwich and London Bridge. The station was designed by Colonel Landmann and opened to traffic on 8 Feb 1836.
The viaduct links London Bridge Station (qv), Deptford Station (qv) and Greenwich Station (qv) - all still open. There was another intermediate station (now closed) at Spa Road (qv).
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|Andrew Turner|15 August 2018|
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Grid Reference :- TQ 3441 7905
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 534410 m, Northing 179050 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.494423 , -0.065215
View Historic Mapping
Site Location :-
Viewing Site :-
Parish or Township :- Bermondsey
Administrative Area :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Site Condition :-
Site Era :-Industrial Revolution 1750-1850 to Modern Post 1950
Site Dates :- 1836 -
Visit By :- -
Contributor :- Glias Database - 2 June 2018
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Glias Database
Record Status :- Incomplete
Reviewed By :- -
The arches are 22 ft high with an 18 ft span. The bricks were made at Faversham (Kent.)
The London & Greenwich Railway was opened in stages from 1836-38. Two original bridges remain (both Listed II) at Abbey Street (qv) and Spa Road (qv).
The viaduct has been widened four times, on the south side, and at the London Bridge end carries 11 tracks, although towards Greenwich it is still a double-track structure as built.
The dog leg ramp which is listed Grade II, was built on a series of brick arches to allow carriages to get to platform level at Deptford Station on the south side (qv). This is the earliest and sole remaining survival of such a ramp. The other two were at Greenwich and London Bridge. The station was designed by Colonel Landmann and opened to traffic on 8 Feb 1836.
The viaduct links London Bridge Station (qv), Deptford Station (qv) and Greenwich Station (qv) - all still open. There was another intermediate station (now closed) at Spa Road (qv).