Old railway viaduct (Central Viaduct) crossing the Aire valley
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Old railway viaduct (Central Viaduct) crossing the Aire valley
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 11 Dec 2017
Built in 1846 for the Leeds and Thirsk and Leeds Dewsbury and Manchester Railways, it was one of the earliest railways in Leeds and the viaduct represents one of just a couple of examples of the work of the engineer Thomas Grainger outside Scotland. The line was closed when Leeds Central Station was closed in 1967. Much of the viaduct was demolished, the surviving section includes the large arches over the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and a series of smaller arches west of the canal (this view). This remaining section is Listed Grade II.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.793412
Longitude
-1.562015