New Bailey Street, Salford Northern Railway Viaduct
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New Bailey Street, Salford Northern Railway Viaduct
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 11 Mar 2014
Salford Central Railway Station, opened in 1838 as the terminus and head offices of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway, has three bridges, taking trains to and from Manchester Victoria Station. The three unique bridges that span New Bailey Street are an example of the lack of cooperation between railway companies at the time. Influenced by the Greek style, they are each different in design and are each individually Grade II or II* listed buildings. This is the northernmost bridge (English Heritage ID:471585 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-471585-northern-railway-viaduct- ) viewed from the opposite side of Chapel Street. It was built in 1844 for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. A view of the southern bridge (English Heritage ID:471586 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-471586-southern-railway-viaduct-and-colonnade- ) also built in 1844 but for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway can be seen at Image The central bridge (English Heritage ID: 471584 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-471584-central-railway-viaduct- ) is squeezed in between the other two and is almost impossible to photograph from street level. It was added in 1865.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.483217
Longitude
-2.254781