The Ingleton Viaduct had a Station at each end!
One was for the Midland Railway and the other for the London and North Western Railway.
Ingleton Viaduct was started in 1849 by the NWR, but it was left to the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway to build it! It was completed in 1858. It was built with white sandstone from a nearby Bentham quarry and is now a grade II listed structure.
Keep an eye out for the many mason’s marks!
It has 11 arches (each 57 feet (17 m) wide) and is 800 feet (240 m) long. Its maximum height over the valley of the River Greta is 80 feet (24 m).
In the early days of railways, there were so many different operators, that problems and inefficiencies arose and the story around the Ingleton Viaduct is all about that. In fact, the difficulties were so many, that the viaduct was only used for 10 years! It is a complicated story, which is well-described – HERE!
Check out the sites of the former railway stations at either end of the viaduct.
While in Ingleton, you mustn’t miss out on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. It’s a well-known circular trail beginning and ending in the village of Ingleton. It has some of the most spectacular waterfall and woodland scenery and is about 5 miles long, with a vertical rise of 169 m (554 feet).
English Nature designated the River Twiss and River Doe areas of the Waterfalls Trail as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to the interesting plants and animals and the geological structures located there.
Check out the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail website – HERE!
The Ingleton Viaduct had a Station at each end!
One was for the Midland Railway and the other for the London and North Western Railway.
Ingleton Viaduct was started in 1849 by the NWR, but it was left to the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway to build it! It was completed in 1858. It was built with white sandstone from a nearby Bentham quarry and is now a grade II listed structure.
Keep an eye out for the many mason’s marks!
It has 11 arches (each 57 feet (17 m) wide) and is 800 feet (240 m) long. Its maximum height over the valley of the River Greta is 80 feet (24 m).
In the early days of railways, there were so many different operators, that problems and inefficiencies arose and the story around the Ingleton Viaduct is all about that. In fact, the difficulties were so many, that the viaduct was only used for 10 years! It is a complicated story, which is well-described – HERE!
Check out the sites of the former railway stations at either end of the viaduct.
While in Ingleton, you mustn’t miss out on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. It’s a well-known circular trail beginning and ending in the village of Ingleton. It has some of the most spectacular waterfall and woodland scenery and is about 5 miles long, with a vertical rise of 169 m (554 feet).
English Nature designated the River Twiss and River Doe areas of the Waterfalls Trail as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to the interesting plants and animals and the geological structures located there.
Check out the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail website – HERE!
