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Mansfield Railway Viaduct

Mansfield Railway Viaduct
High elevated multiple arched structure in natural stone with red brick under arches stretching across town centre supporting rail tracks in either direction towards town of Worksop and city of Nottingham
A view of the rail line with Nottingham in one direction and Worksop on the other. The Market Place being in the distance.[1]
Mansfield Railway Viaduct is located in Nottinghamshire
Mansfield Railway Viaduct
Mansfield Railway Viaduct
Location within Nottinghamshire
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMansfield
Postcode districtNG18
Dialling code01623
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name
Railway Viaduct
Designated30 April 1975
Reference no.1287993[2]
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°08′37″N 1°11′44″W / 53.1437°N 1.1956°W / 53.1437; -1.1956

Mansfield Railway Viaduct is a Grade II listed[2] viaduct in the town centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The 15-arch viaduct is 188 yd (172 m) long and was built for Midland Railway's 1875 Mansfield to Worksop Line.[3][4][5]

History

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The viaduct can be credited to John Sydney Crossley, the chief engineer at the railway company, and consulting engineer William Barlow.[3]

The Viaduct, Mansfield town centre

Mansfield's former industrial success was attributed to the viaduct being built to support the export of production.[6]

The viaduct was specialist-cleaned and stonework renovated in the early 2000s. It is illuminated by floodlighting at night.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Mansfield Market Place". Mansfield District Council. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "The Railway Viaduct, Mansfield (Grade II) (1287993)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b Palmer, M.; Neaverson, P. (1992). Industrial Landscapes of the East Midlands. Phillimore. p. 108. ISBN 978-0850338294.
  4. ^ 1869. Construction of the railway viaduct across Mansfield was begun. Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999. ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk (Mansfield Museum). Retrieved 10 October 2025
  5. ^ Building Record M10551 - Mansfield Worksop Railway Viaduct Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 10 October 2025
  6. ^ "Mansfield Railway Viaduct". The Heart of the Midlands. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. ^ Landmark gets spring clean BBC News, 28 March 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2025