Oldbury Viaduct
Oldbury Viaduct (Bridge 33) is situated a short way south of Bridgnorth. The viaduct is built of red brick with a sandstone parapet, and has five arches with at 33ft span. It carries the SVR over a small valley where a stream runs past Daniel's Mill. After closure of the section of line, BR engineers intended to demolish the structure but were refused permission by the mill owner, a supporter of the railway.
In 1972 work began to refurbish the structure.[1] It was substantially rebuilt by 1975-76.[2].
The line immediately south of the viaduct was one of the many areas damaged in the 2007 storms. The Viaduct briefly featured in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and The Chronicles Of Narnia films[3][4].
Gallery
A DMU crosses Oldbury Viaduct in September 1962 (Sellick Collection)
A view of Oldbury Viaduct from the East in September 1962 (Sellick Collection)
Ex-GWR Pannier 3619 crosses Oldbury Viaduct in January 1963 (Sellick Collection)
See also
References
- ↑ SVR News 26
- ↑ The Severn Valley Railway, John Marshall
- ↑ Reelstreets website (Retrieved 26 August 2019)
- ↑ Movie Locations website (Retrieved 26 August 2019)