IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Swan Grove, COLCHESTER, CO6 2DU

With the spire of St Barnabas’ church visible in the distance.

The Chappel viaduct is 325 metres long, has 32 arches of 30 9 metre span and its maximum height is 23 metres. It currently takes the Marks Tey to Sudbury branch line, which connects regularly with trains to and from London's Liverpool Street Station. The large number of construction workers needed for the project were housed, many with their families, in temporary huts built on Wakes Colne Green. Although some 7 million bricks were used, the piers were hollow to save money and reduce weight. A further remarkable feature of the viaduct is that it is built on a gradient - the Sudbury end is 2.9 metres higher than the Marks Tey end. According to William White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Essex, 1848, the first stone was laid in September 1847. The viaduct took two years to build, and is thought to be the second largest brick-built structure in England. The first passenger train to Sudbury, carrying an official party from Colchester, ran on 2 July 1849. (wikipedia)

At the junction with The Street & entrance to Viaduct Farm

Houses cluster around the small 14th century church, originally a chapel. The village was allowed a chapel of its own in 1355, because bad weather prevented attendance at church - hence the name.

Small quaint village in the valley of the River Colne and in the shadow of the biggest viaduct in East Anglia.

Train crossing the viaduct, travelling towards the small Chappel and Wakes Colne Railway Station. Photographer facing E'SE, train travelling N'NE.

At the junction with Chapel Hill & entrance to Viaduct Farm

The Chappel viaduct is 325 metres long, has 32 arches of 30 9 metre span and its maximum height is 23 metres. It currently takes the Marks Tey to Sudbury branch line, which connects regularly with trains to and from London's Liverpool Street Station. The large number of construction workers needed for the project were housed, many with their families, in temporary huts built on Wakes Colne Green. Although some 7 million bricks were used, the piers were hollow to save money and reduce weight. A further remarkable feature of the viaduct is that it is built on a gradient - the Sudbury end is 2.9 metres higher than the Marks Tey end. According to William White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Essex, 1848, the first stone was laid in September 1847. The viaduct took two years to build, and is thought to be the second largest brick-built structure in England. The first passenger train to Sudbury, carrying an official party from Colchester, ran on 2 July 1849. (wikipedia)

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1274015?section=official-list-entry

Taken from The Street at the junction with Chapel Hill & entrance to Viaduct Farm