Rugby Avon Viaduct & beyond
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Jooin me as I explore the Midland Counties Railway from just outside Rugby Station to Brownsover Road. The mighty 11 arch viaduct that spans the river and the road on the outskirts of Rugby was built in 1839 opening to traffic in 1840 and finally closing with the line in 1962. This is now a listed building, join me as I walk the line and find any other forgotten gems on this once busy railway.
Another fascinating vid .
So good that the viaduct has been preserved and will be there for all to enjoy for a long time .
The bridge over the canal was stunning the brick work to create the arch was just a sight to behold .
Thanks for sharing these delights .
Thanks for watching. It is great that that viaduct is preserved when so many have been lost. The canal bridge is a work of art and I am glad to say appreciated by many
Good to see the viaduct being preserved and the efforts to keep the graffiti mob at bay. That engineering brick bridge over the canal with eight courses almost to ground level as an absolute beauty and even topped the viaduct on this occasion. Looks like a nice place to walk at any time of yr too. A mention to the metal cut-out sculptures of famous locals...really loved the rustyness with the autumn colours, and the shadows when the sun made an appearance.
Thanks for watching. The Canal bridge stole the show for me as well! it was difficult to view the viaduct when I had seen the canal bridge! a real work of art!
Thanks Middy for another great video. That last bridge was beautifully detailed over that arch and it's the first thing you notice. Concrete will never replace brick for the beautiful looks of these old bridges.
Thanks for watching and the kind comments. Absolutely the skill and the beauty of the design will never be replaced by concrete and steel. It always seems to me that they wanted to build things that were functional, strong and decorative. Unfortunately we don't seem to be able to combine all three today!
@@MiddyExplores You're welcome. In many cases I believe that when they were building the railways the public saw them as a great intrusion on their lives and to the environment around them so a greater effort was made to make these great railway structures as attractive as possible. Sadly it's the lumps of concrete that our youngsters are growing up with and so they cannot always understand what we are on about.
Lovely video thanks for sharing that viaduct was amazing and glad it's still used xx
Thanks as always for your support. It certainly is a lovely viaduct and a great walk. I am exploring more of this line soon but it's certainly not as easy to get to!! Thanks again
Nice to see the Avon Viaduct still there after all these years. Looks in good shape thanks to its listing. I used to go trainspotting in Rugby using the train from Leicester in the late 50s and early 60s. Sad to see the first route from Leicester to London in such a state of decay. Thankfully the viaduct is intact and looks great with its special curved top course giving a lovely graceful line to the capping of the walls. In my trainspotting days Rugby was a fascinating spot with lines going off in various directions to Northampton and Leicester as well as the main line to London and also Birmingham and Manchester. Just south of the station the G. C. R. line crossed the L. N. W. R. route over a very large bridge. We used to train spot near there to see the trains on the G. C. as well as the L. N. W. lines. The L. N. W. goods line dived under the main line there too. There was always plenty going on for us to watch!
Thanks for watching. It is an area full of history for the railways. I have visited the remains of the GCR 'birdcage' bridge that went over the mainline and it's abutments are still in the middle of the main railway. I imagine back in the day it would have been a great place to see trains! Such a shame that that busy network of trains hardly exists today with all links from Leicester and rugby severed. A lack of foresight as the road network around rugby is very busy now.
I think it is sad that this line linking Leicester from the hub that was Rugby Midland was not kept open.The GCR was definitely less accessible from Rugby Central situated a fair distance out of town.Oh how it would have provided an excellent addition to the roads leading in to Leicester in today's modern environment.
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Great video, I’ve walked this route many times and found this very interesting ☝️
Thank you and thanks for watching. I am hoping to return to Rugby in the near future to film more of the area
A great cycle track and walkway. Such a shame that some of the other county councils do not share the desire to preserve, a really good video, thank you !
Thank you for watching. Rugby is absolutely superb for cycle ways on former railways. The former GCR is a lovely walk /cycle all the way from Newton to the south of Rugby. It is a shame other councils didn't do this.
Great video, thanks. The wide area was Rugby Wharf, which had a signal box, and sidings to the Oxford Canal and Newbold Quarry
See the bottom right hand corner of www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lnwrrm2621b.htm
Thank you and thanks for watching. That's what I was thinking when I was there but couldn't find any info! I am back there soon for a update so will mention this. Thanks again 👍
So glad you're enjoying Rugby my home town. That is a great walk you explored along with Sam and Daisy. Walked under and over many many times. A lot of grassland around very much acts as a flood plain when the Avon swells up.
Thank you for watching and more coming up from Rugby as you had a wealth of forgotten railways!
@@MiddyExplores Most definitely Rugby is surrounded by history of the forgotten. My mother's late father worked on the railways for many many years. Sadly he's not around anymore but he use to speak a lot of his time with all colleagues he worked with. Not many left of that generation but I know a few of them who knock about still. Who knew my pap and had some great laughs between them 🤣
Another interesting video. That canal bridge is something else, with an 8 course thick arch. It's a pity they don't build them like that anymore.
Thanks for watching. It really has to be seen to be believed a glorious bridge 👍
The Brownsover Road crossed the MCR by a road bridge. The railway passed underneath in a fairly deep cutting. When the railway closed in 1962 the local council purchased the cutting, and used it as a local tip for rubbish bin collections. When the GCR closed in 1969, British Railways wrote to the council in Rugby, and asked if a railway connection to Leicester could be maintained, by reopening the old MCR line. The local council replied: "too late, we have filled it in already!"
Just after the eleven arches viaduct, and just past the metal statues, the wide area you wondered about was indeed an area for railway sidings. A local coal merchant had his coal railway wagons delivered there. That would have been as late as the 1970's.
Thanks for watching and the wealth of information. It's fascinating that the council and other agencies destroyed the local network so much! Would be so useful now but sadly lost forever.
@@MiddyExplores you are very welcome. And thank you for your fascinating video.
I believe that a little way north of the viaduct, there were at one time sidings, which served the nearby Newbold cement works and quarry, which is now Newbold quarry park (worth a visit)
Thank you and thanks for watching.i will be doing an update video in the future so will be sure to include this 👍
The blue brick facing wasn't added until several years later - probably around 1852. The viaduct didn't open in July 1840 along with the rest of the line from Leicester to Rugby but several months later. A temporary station was built at the north end of the viaduct until the line eventually reached Ruigby station.
Thanks for watching and the information on the line. I am doing an update on the next video in the series. Thanks again 👍
Excellent video, you have captured and described the beauty of the Eleven Arches Viaduct and the canal bridge brilliantly. Being a born and bred Rugbeian and member of the local history group, I swell with pride when a visitor gives our town praise.
Thank you and thanks for watching.. That viaduct is absolutely stunning and it's good to know it will be preserved for future generations. The canal bridge is incredible and from comments I have had much loved as well. A great walk and I am looking forward to coming back to Rugby soon. Thanks again 👍
You're a connoisseur of fine railway bridges and architecture! 👍
I like to think so! 👍
Fantastic video Middy. I’ll correct you though on the fact that you’re just outside Newbold -on - Avon instead of Brownsover. The Great Central brushed what is now Brownsover. My dad and grandad actually farmed land just after the Brownsover road and the track led to Cosford. I can remember walking along it in the late 70’s/80’s
Thank you for watching. Thanks for the information I will make sure I add it to the next video on the line! Thanks again 👍
As a Rugby resident who lives near this viaduct I was hoping you would cover this at sometime. We are very lucky in Rugby with these old railway lines proving useful still for walks/running - I believe there is a chance this viaduct may even carry a railway again if the Lutterworth line goes ahead. Looking forward to the rest of the videos on the remaining route to Leicester!
Thank you for watching and it certainly is an area steeped in history which I am looking forward to exploring more. A beautiful old viaduct ( and canal bridge) that are in great condition. Only time will tell if the railway runs again ...
@@MiddyExplores Thanks again for doing these videos... I did like your old intro with that small bit of music mind.
Between the Viaduct a the Brownsover Rd was a deep cutting and was filled in as you can see at the bridge over the canal. The railway went under the Brownsover Road.
Thank you and thanks for watching. Yes that makes perfect sense looking at it . Threw me a bit when I was walking! Thanks for clearing that up 👍
Thanks for another interesting video, and for showing us that magnificent viaduct. Rugby is to be highly commended for keeping it in place so that we can experience this lovely piece of living history. Already looking forward to your next video.
Thanks David and thank you for your contact support. It really is a beauty and I am so glad it's listed and maintained. Thanks again and hopefully see you soon 👍
Thanks for another awesome video. Love that intro still. The midland counties is a really interesting one. Old railway structures are amazing. The amount of bricks on that canal bridge was amazing, 8thick!
Thanks as always. It really is a fascinating railway and the fact that 60 years after closure the structures still look so good.
That looks like it's going to be an interesting journey. Rugby has so much railway history, it's great that you are covering it. Two absolute belters of bridges, as you say, that quite simply take the breath away. Still no postings from me for the time being, I'm still banned by our friends at FB😱😤
Thank you and I am looking forward to exploring rugby more. Hopefully you can get it sorted soon! Miss those posts!
@@MiddyExplores I'm on it!!!
Great exploration! The canal bridge arch is really elegant. Those angled brick courses forming the bottom of the arch are truly sculptural (are these called voussoirs?). It's good that these structures survive albeit as footpaths.
Thanks for watching and couldn't agree more a truly lovely bridge. I would sooner they survive as a footpath rather than disappear completely 👍
Great exploring it is a great bridge I'm regularly going to Elliots field and into rugby central I often use their station too always a shame about the graffiti I agree!
Thank you for watching and your continued support. It really is a great area for history and I am looking forward to exploring more over the coming year.
This line was very important for a short time as it was the only link from the north to London! Built just after the opening of Robert Stephenson's London to Birmingham, the original HS2.
Thanks for watching. Tbh I never realised that but now you say it it makes sense I might run an update video on that!! Still a line I am planning to feature a lot in coming months.
Just north of the viaduct on the Old Leicester Rd the canal crosses over the road via a metal aqueduct - quite a gem tucked away and surrounded by modern industrial buildings!@@MiddyExplores
@@saltspringrailway3683 yes I have seen it! A real beauty hidden away near the shopping centre. I plan to go back soon and feature it as I think it's worth its own video
Nice piece of work. Any idea how wide those arches are?
Thank you for watching. I think they are approx 60 ft wide but I can't confirm that 👍
We should do a collaboration and maybe I'll take you to see > King's Mill Reservoir and Viaduct or we could also go > Drury Viaduct in Quarry Lane in Mansfield. Nottinghamshire.
Safe Journeys.
Pedro
Thanks again and yes that would be awesome! Let's wait for some better weather 🥶 and sort something out 👍