Stockport Viaduct
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Stockport Viaduct, alternatively known as the Edgeley Viaduct, carries the West Coast Main Line across the valley of the River Mersey in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is one of the larges
Stockport Viaduct
Work to widen Stockport Viaduct c. 1888
Street-level view of Stockport Viaduct. Note the presence of the overhead electrification gantries.
Stockport Town Hall
George W. Buck
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George Watson Buck was the engineer of the Montgomeryshire Canal in the early 19th century, and was responsible for the unique lock paddle design.
Stockport Viaduct
…the United Kingdom and a major structure of the early railway age. It is immediately north of Stockport railway station. The viaduct was designed by George W. Buck in consultation with the architect John Lowe for the Manchester and Birmingham Railway (M&BR). Work began in March 1839 and despite its scale and…
Twemlow viaduct over the River Dane built by Buck