|
|
||
|
I had to look hard at this photo as I thought it had been reversed I don’t remember a footpath at that side of the beck only Glover’s path on the left hand side. But I have been assured that there was a path on that side and of course you can see Liverton Mine in the background,telling it hasn’t been reversed.
This is a lovely image, sadly of an age long past. A BR Standard class 4 2-6-4T leads a commuter train (with that weird brake van) into Sandsend station across the viaduct.
Another picture of the viaduct adjacent to the station at Sandsend, viewed from the hill above the village on the Whitby side.
Yes I know we have a photo of this bridge but not like this look at all those bricks, how long to draw all those?
One of the two Rail Bridges at Claphow, Stanghow Road (the road connecting New Skelton directly to Lingdale). Due to mining subsidence the bridge was strengthen with the addition of a second arch inside the original arch. A buttress was added at the right hand side and four iron rods inserted through the parapet, whilst the left hand side was concreted. (Image and information courtesy of Eric Johnson)
I have it on good information that this is Saltburn viaduct, a steam train with a rake wagons filled with ironstone passing over it. (image courtesy of Eric Johnson)
You can see from this much earlier image how light and open the valley was originally. I wonder if the viaduct had been built with arched spans whether the problem would still have manifested itself. I’d need an engineer to tell me – is there an engineer in the house? Simon Chapman tells us: ” Kilton Viaduct opened for traffic in 1867 and was later filled in with shale to create a massive embankment so that mining could take place beneath it. During this work which took years, one of the pillars showed signs of stress possibly because of uneven tipping, so traffic over was stopped for a fortnight until the problem was remedied. So if the viaduct had been built with arches it would still have ended up as we see it today.” Thanks to Simon for the update.
A beautiful valley and an elegant structure, before the viaduct became unstable and was filled in with waste from the mine to create an embankment.
This postcard is a lovely example of early colour photography. The original was posted in Loftus on July 30, 1905.
X marks the spot not of treasure, but of the unsafe pillar of the viaduct that caused it to be filled in with spoil from the mines. (X marks the unsafe pillar of the Loftus to Carlin How Viaduct. The condition of the pillar lead to the creation of the culvert to house the Kilton Beck and the infilling of the viaduct with iron stone mining waste to create the embankment we still see today. – John G) Kilton Viaduct was infilled from 1907 to 1914 primarily so that ironstone could be worked from beneath it, particularly from the Carlin How mine. The picture was taken in 1911 when one pier cracked and train services were suspended for a fortnight while remedial action was taken. Thank you once again Simon Chapman |
||
|
Copyright © 2012 Loftus Digital Village - All Rights Reserved |
||
Recent Comments