Where is Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield?

Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M3 4NX), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.

How do I get to Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield?

The nearest railway station is Deansgate, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode M3 4NX.

Who runs Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield?

Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield is operated by National Trust.

Is Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield a listed building?

Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.

How do I get to Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield?

The nearest railway station is Deansgate, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M3 4NX.

Gardens · North West England

Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield

In or near Manchester.

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Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield — railway viaduct in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield, gardens in North West England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year: Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
Nearest railway station: Deansgate · 0.6 km

Free entry
Family-friendly
Dog-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit the Latticework Viaducts in Castlefield, the nearest railway station is Deansgate, located 0.6 km away. Admission is not free, and wheelchair accessibility is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is M3 4NX.

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Visit on nationaltrust.org.uk

Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1877. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Owned by National Trust. Managed by National Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "railway viaduct in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4743°, -2.2595°.

Photo gallery

360° viewimagery from 2020

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Summary from the official site

Castlefield Viaduct is a Grade II-listed Victorian structure in Manchester, currently being transformed into an urban park. Visitors can explore the history of the viaduct and its future as a green space for the community.

Read more on the official property page.

From the Wikipedia article

Castlefield Viaduct is a 330-metre (1,080 ft) long former railway viaduct built in 1893, which used to carry heavy rail traffic in and out of the Great Northern Warehouse, located in the Castlefield area of Manchester, England. The Grade II listed viaduct was designed by Heenan & Froude, the same engineering company behind Blackpool Tower. The viaduct is part of the Historical Railways Estate and since 2022 approximately a third of its length is a sky park.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The viaduct was completed in 1893 and closed in 1954, at the same time as the warehouse it was built to serve. It was built by Heenan & Froude, a local engineering firm. The viaduct was used as a backdrop to several television series, including the Manchester-set soap opera Coronation Street. It sat disused after closure until the 2020s, when it was taken over by the National Trust.

Architecture

The viaduct consists of eight steel spans, all to a similar design, totalling 330 m in length and supported on large cast-iron columns which have castellated finials. It is part of a network of railway bridges and viaducts in the Castlefield area. It is on a fork from the line feeding Manchester Central railway station; the fork served Great Northern Warehouse on Deansgate in the city centre. A nearly parallel viaduct built by the Cheshire Lines Committee (also Grade II listed) now carries tram tracks for the Metrolink network.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.4743, -2.2595
District: Manchester
Parish: Manchester, unparished area
Postcode: M3 4NX
Parliamentary constituency: Manchester Central
Established: 1877
Nearest railway station: Deansgate — 0.6 km
Official site: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q26580338 (CC0)
wikipedia: Castlefield Viaduct (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Castlefield Viaduct at Deansgate Locks (8292100108).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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