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Description: Gauxholme Railway Bridge over the Rochdale Canal

Address: Gauxholme Railway Bridge Rochdale Road Todmorden

Grade: II

Group detail: Manchester & Leeds Railway

Full description:
Railway bridge. 1840 by George Stephenson. Pitch faced retaining walls, large dressed stone towers with cast-iron and steel bridge between. 4 semi-octagonal towers with torus moulded band. Blank shield to one face flanked by blind arrow-slits. Band underneath false machiolations with embattled parapet. Original cast-iron bridge has segmental arch with engraved shield to centre (not legible). Gothic cavetto chamfered lancets support top rail. Set between the original bridge, which now acts as a balustrade, is square sectional steel bridge, mid C20, carrying the present line. The most outstanding railway bridge on the line.