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Charlton Viaduct

A Grade II* Listed Building in Shepton Mallet, Somerset

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Latitude: 51.1899 / 51°11'23"N

Longitude: -2.5337 / 2°32'1"W

OS Eastings: 362798

OS Northings: 143548

OS Grid: ST627435

Mapcode National: GBR MT.57X1

Mapcode Global: VH8B1.1CD4

Plus Code: 9C3V5FQ8+XG

Entry Name: Charlton Viaduct

Listing Date: 20 May 1952

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1058414

English Heritage Legacy ID: 266573

ID on this website: 101058414

Location: Charlton, Somerset, BA4

County: Somerset

District: Mendip

Civil Parish: Shepton Mallet

Built-Up Area: Shepton Mallet

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


ST6243 SHEPTON MALLET CP KILVER STREET (East side)
CHARLTON

7/59 Charlton Viaduct

20.5.52

GV II*

Railway viaduct, disused. Opened 1874 for Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway; Shepton Mallet to Bath extension, doubled
in width 1894. Consists of 27 segmental arches carrying elevated trackbed. Quarry faced masonry, brick linings to arch
heads. Flat buttresses of slight projection between arches Nos. 9 and 10, and 18 and 19, from Worth end. Further
viaduct over Bath Road also survives (qv).


Listing NGR: ST6279843548

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