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Lethaby Road, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 7HQ

Looking along the road.

A car park area for residents.

A car park off the road for residents.

All that remains of the east abutment of Bridge 8 "Raleigh Weir Bridge" which carried the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway across the River Yeo at Raleigh Weir for the last time in 1935. The bridge itself is long gone, and much of the trackbed is now overgrown. The track ran from the west bank of the river, just out of shot on the left, and into the trees far right The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway was a 19 mile long narrow gauge railway, which ran across the stunning Exmoor landscape, from 1898, until its closure in 1935. In 2004, after many years of hard work and negotiation, a small section was re-opened. One of the world’s most famous little railways, you can read more of the exciting plans for the coming years at www.lynton-rail.co.uk

The narrow gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Rly closed in September 1935 & the iron girders of the bridge were no doubt soon removed. To the immediate right is Rayleigh Weir which marks the highest tidal point on the river. At some time in the future the re-invigorated L&BR really will reach Barnstaple again & this bridge will be rebuilt to carry trains. However, at the time of the photograph that would have seemed an outlandish idea!

A view straight over the bridge with the trackbed stretching into the distance. Compare this with Image which shows an oblique view. The narrow gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Rly closed in September 1935 & the iron girders of the bridge were no doubt soon removed. To the immediate right is Rayleigh Weir which marks the highest tidal point on the river. At some time in the future the re-invigorated L&BR really will reach Barnstaple again & this bridge will be rebuilt to carry trains. However, at the time of the photograph that would have seemed an outlandish idea!

Looking along the derelict Lynton & Barnstaple Rly trackbed towards Barnstaple. In the distance can be seen the diagonal iron handrail supports of the bridge over the River Yeo at Raleigh Weir. For a view of the bridge looking towards my current position see: Image For a view from the same position looking towards Lynton see:Image

Though still largely intact, having last been used to carry trains across the narrow stream beneath in 1935. this short concrete ‘bridge’ or culvert is now virtually overgrown. Still accessible to walkers and dog-owners, the view for photographers is somewhat less than perfect, due to the undergrowth There is a clearer view of this bridge, taken a few years ago, on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway web-site http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/files/resize/embedded/images/zx60-220x165.jpg The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway was a 19 mile long narrow gauge railway, which ran across the stunning Exmoor landscape, from 1898, until its closure in 1935. In 2004, after many years of hard work and negotiation, a small section was re-opened. One of the world’s most famous little railways, you can read more of the exciting plans for the coming years at www.lynton-rail.co.uk

Long-disused trackbed of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, which last carried trains along the banks of the River Yeo into Barnstaple in 1935 The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway was a 19 mile long narrow gauge railway, which ran across the stunning Exmoor landscape, from 1898, until its closure in 1935. In 2004, after many years of hard work and negotiation, a small section was re-opened. One of the world’s most famous little railways, you can read more of the exciting plans for the coming years at www.lynton-rail.co.uk

The grid reference given for this image is its centre which is at Sowden Lane. The mast at Huntshaw is barely visible just left of centre on the horizon.