Grimstone Viaduct

The Grimstone Viaduct is a railway bridge on the Castle Cary-Weymouth "Heart of Wessex" line in Dorset, England. It is directly north of the site of Grimstone and Frampton railway station,[1] in the hamlet of Grimstone at the western edge of the parish of Stratton.

From the West
From the East

The viaduct was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was built as part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway line,[2] opened by the Great Western Railway in 1857. It consists of three arches; the central arch passes over the road from Grimstone to Sydling St. Nicholas, and is connected to the arches either side of it by a series of arches within the bridge.[3] Sydling Water flows underneath the bridge. It is a Grade II listed building.[3]

References
  1. Baddeley, Nicole (10 March 2021). "The lost and abandoned railway stations of Dorset". Daily Echo (Bournemouth). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. Stanier, Peter (2002). Dorset in the Age of Steam: A History and Archaeology of Dorset Industry, C.1750-1950. Dorset Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-871164-90-9.
  3. Historic England. "Railway Viaduct (1228535)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

50°44′56.9″N 2°30′42.3″W

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