🌉 A cathedral of engineering, carved in rhythm and red clay The Ouse Valley Viaduct, built in 1842 by John Urpeth Rastrick, is more than a railway bridge — it’s a monument to Victorian precision and poetic repetition. With 37 soaring arches and over 11 million bricks, it stretches gracefully across the Sussex countryside like a brick metronome, each arch echoing the last in perfect cadence. At nearly 450 meters long and 29 meters high, it’s a marvel of both function and form — and from this ang
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🌉 A cathedral of engineering, carved in rhythm and red clay The Ouse Valley Viaduct, built in 1842 by John Urpeth Rastrick, is more than a railway bridge — it’s a monument to Victorian precision and poetic repetition. With 37 soaring arches and over 11 million bricks, it stretches gracefully across the Sussex countryside like a brick metronome, each arch echoing the last in perfect cadence. At nearly 450 meters long and 29 meters high, it’s a marvel of both function and form — and from this ang
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Yarm Viaduct Restoration 2023-2025 Yarm Viaduct, a stunning example of Victorian engineering, was designed and built between 1848 and 1852 by the architects Thomas Grainger and John Bourne. This impressive structure showcases the incredible dedication and skill of its builders, utilizing a staggering 139,000 cubic feet of stone along with over seven and a half million bricks. Unlike today’s construction practices, there were no mechanical excavators or mobile cranes available. Instead, teams of
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Brick by brick: Stone and brickwork repairs helping restore iconic Ouse Valley Viaduct
Brick by brick: Stone and brickwork repairs helping restore iconic Ouse Valley Viaduct
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