Stockport Viaduct carries the West Coast Main Line across the valley of the River Mersey in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference SJ89089030). It is one of the largest brick structures in the United Kingdom and a major structure of the early railway age. It is immediately north of Stockport railway station.
The viaduct was designed by George Watson Buck in consultation with the architect John Lowe for the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. Work began in March 1839 and despite its scale and flooding from the Mersey, the viaduct was completed in December 1840 and services commenced the same month. Roughly 11 million bricks were used in its construction; at the time of its completion, it was the world's largest viaduct and a major feat of engineering. The viaduct is 33.85 metres (111.1 ft) high.[3][note 1] Since March 1975, Stockport Viaduct has been a Grade II* listed structure;[4] it remains one of the world's biggest brick structures.[3]
Several alterations have been made to the viaduct, in the late 1880s it was widened to accommodate four tracks by the London and North Western Railway. In the 1960s, overhead catenary lines were installed by British Rail for the West Coast Main Line electrification scheme. In the second half of the 20th century, the M60 motorway was built, passing through two of the viaduct's arches between Junction 1 (A5145 road) and Junction 27 (Portwood Roundabout). The viaduct has been subject to renovation and remedial repairs over the years.
^ abcCite error: The named reference rail eng was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abCite error: The named reference manarchitects was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abHistoric England. "Stockport Railway Viaduct (76880)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 25 April 2008.
^Historic England. "Stockport Viaduct (1356861)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
Cite error: There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=note}} template (see the help page).
StockportViaduct carries the West Coast Main Line across the valley of the River Mersey in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference SJ89089030)...
town is StockportViaduct. Built in 1840, its 27 brick arches carry the mainline railways passing through the town over the River Mersey. Stockport was recorded...
the town's bus station, located between Wellington Road (A6) and StockportViaduct. In March 2022, construction work on the interchange was started by...
Bequest and presented to the Tate Gallery in 1956. The StockportViaduct which crosses Stockport town centre is a recognisable feature in many of Lowry's...
Stockport College is a medium-sized educational institute in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It provides further education and higher education...
north end of the uncompleted StockportViaduct. The temporary station, which was later renamed Heaton Norris, was Stockport's only station for more than...
which had previously been used as a shelter by navvies working on the StockportViaduct. The Chestergate Shelter is a large and well known shelter system...
large brick-built StockportViaduct. Heaton Norris railway station was a stop on the line, before it was closed in 1959. The Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham...
London, and StockportViaduct and Ouse Valley Viaduct which used approximately 11 million bricks each. List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United...
also believed to have been constructed by navvies working on the StockportViaduct, though it is likely that this was an expansion of pre-existing minor...
W. Buck, who designed many of the line's structures including the StockportViaduct. Charles Hutton Gregory was the assistant engineer. The station was...
December – Manchester and Birmingham Railway in England completes StockportViaduct (but does not yet bring it into use). It is one of the largest brick...
was located between Wellington Road (A6) and the StockportViaduct, a few hundred metres from Stockport railway station. The main bus station had 24 stands...
Strawberry Studios was a recording studio in Stockport, historically in Cheshire, now within Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1968, it operated...
This is a list of viaducts and significant bridges of the United Kingdom's railways, past and present. List of bridges in the United Kingdom List of canal...
after the print works and was going to have been the home of a mayor of Stockport, Alfred Orell, but he died in the year of its completion. The house and...
December 2012, retrieved 22 April 2011 British Listed Buildings Sabre Stockport Image Archive British Listed Buildings British Listed Buildings Sabre...
by Wirral, Sefton, Stockport and Bury. Four of these areas are or were part of Cheshire.[citation needed] Aquinas College, Stockport Ashton Sixth Form...
Global Information
