Bennerley Viaduct
The disused Bennerley Viaduct across the Erewash Valley, looking towards Nottingham from a UK Railtours excursion making its roundabout way from St. Pancras to Cleethorpes, on 7th May 2016. This viaduct was on the GNR line from Nottingham to Derby Friargate and was begun in May 1876 and completed in January 1878. The line closed, along with Derby Friargate station, on 7th September 1964 and although the viaduct is now a Grade II Listed Structure by English Heritage, it is also on their at risk list, due to its current poor condition. It was recently visited by Tim Dunn in one of his excellent The Architecture the Railways Built t.v. programmes where he spoke to a member of The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct who are doing their best to restore it as much as possible but, for the time being, it remains unwalkable.
Location: Bennerley Viaduct (former)
Original line: Derbyshire Branch (Great Northern Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: Viaducts, used and disused, including views 2008-2023
Date: 07/05/2016
Image number: 73546
