Mansfield Railway Viaduct

Mansfield Railway Viaduct
High elevated multiple arched structure in natural stone with red brick under arches stretching across town centre supporting rail tracks in either direction towards town of Worksop and city of Nottingham
A view of the rail line with Nottingham in one direction and Worksop to the other
Mansfield Railway Viaduct is located in Nottinghamshire
Mansfield Railway Viaduct
Mansfield Railway Viaduct
Location within Nottinghamshire
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMansfield
Postcode districtNG18
Dialling code01623
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name
Railway Viaduct
Designated30 April 1975
Reference no.1287993[1]
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands

Mansfield Railway Viaduct is a Grade II listed[1] viaduct crossing the town centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The 15-arch viaduct is 188 yd (172 m) long and was built for Midland Railway's 1875 Mansfield to Worksop Line.[2][3][4] From 1995, the viaduct has carried the Robin Hood Line stopping at Mansfield Town station.

History

Pedestrianised Market Street to left leading to the Market Place, to right is view along White Hart Street looking towards Worksop

The viaduct can be credited to John Sydney Crossley, the chief engineer at the railway company, and consulting engineer William Barlow.[2] Construction began in 1869.[3]

Mansfield's former industrial success was attributed to the viaduct being built to support the export of production.[5]

The viaduct was specialist-cleaned and stonework renovated in the early 2000s. It is illuminated by floodlighting at night.[6]

The viaduct was included in background scenes for a 2021 drama-documentary Landscapers.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "The Railway Viaduct, Mansfield (Grade II) (1287993)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 Palmer, M.; Neaverson, P. (1992). Industrial Landscapes of the East Midlands. Phillimore. p. 108. ISBN 978-0850338294.
  3. 1 2 1869. Construction of the railway viaduct across Mansfield was begun. Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999. ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk (Mansfield Museum). Retrieved 10 October 2025
  4. ↑ Building Record M10551 - Mansfield Worksop Railway Viaduct Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 10 October 2025
  5. ↑ "Mansfield Railway Viaduct". The Heart of the Midlands. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Landmark gets spring clean BBC News, 28 March 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2025
  7. ↑ Mansfield's iconic viaduct in new TV drama about 'Bodies In Garden' murders Chad, 6 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2026
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