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3 unusual facts about London Bridge – Greenwich Railway Viaduct


London Bridge – Greenwich Railway Viaduct

The L&CR lines into London were also shared with the London and Brighton Railway from 1841 and were due to do so with the South Eastern Railway (SER) from 1842.

The structure carries the former London and Greenwich Railway line and consists of 851 semi-circular arches and 27 skew arches or road bridges.

The idea of a railway from London to Greenwich built on a viaduct, came from engineer Colonel George Thomas Landmann, and entrepreneur George Walter, and a company was floated on 25 November 1831, which obtained Parliamentary approval in 1833.


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Stone from the quarry was used in the construction of London Bridge, Liverpool Cathedral and Dunrobin Castle.


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