Ribblehead Viaduct by ejn
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Description
Continuing up the Ribble valley we come to Ribblehead Viaduct.
A superb example of Victorian engineering and determination it stands at some 30 metres above the valley floor and its 24 arches span some 400 metres across the valley.
Built between 1870 and 1875 it carries the famous Settle to Carlisle railway.Hundreds of navvies where employed to build the railway in this bleak and inhospitable environment several of whom died as the Victorians followed their determination for the line to be built.
The viaduct crosses Batty Moss where there once stood a shanty town housing over 2000 workers.Many were gangs of immigrant workers known as "Navvies" from the term navigators when they would have worked on the earlier canal construction.
In the old days of steam this would have been a magnificent sight to have seen the express as it thundered over the viaduct.The train ride is indeed beautiful,regretfully the company that own it seem to be incapable of cleaning the windows and when we took the grandkids on it it was like looking out through frosted glass.
Comments (19)
SecondChoice
looks somehow surreal. amazing.
durleybeachbum
It's like a drawing!
ledwolorz
Beautiful place and fantastic photo.
ralph49
Well captured
babuci
The tone almost makes it blend in a surounding yet still stands out. Amazing view.
jccj56
Beautiful Scene!! Awesome Shot!!
Meowgli
awesome structure - great shot!
GBCalls
Like this one a lot, excellent legend too. Well done!
Realm_Of_Illusion
Looks very mysterious and mythic, very cool capture :)
auntietk
What an amazing place! Wonderful image.
flora-crassella
wonderful image and photo!!!!
MrsRatbag
Excellent capture, beautiful photo!
anmes
Spectacular viaduct.. does make one appreciate the effort to build such a structure in such a remote area. The Victorians were defeated by nothing.. their energy was amazing.
mairekas
Fantastic shot! Cool place & view!
MrsLubner
The best landscapes are of unexpected views and this is one of those startling discoveries. Stellar shot.
amota99517
Wow! This is a really cool place. Great shot!
Prematos
Wow... great shot.
kobaltkween
thinking about those who died to make the viaduct makes this view very bittersweet. i guess it's easy to be determined with other people's lives.
lyron
Amazing work!!