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Lumb Viaduct

Name: Lumb Viaduct
Rating: 2

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Location: Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Buckden Wood – View from Bull Hill loop from Holcombe

12.1km

03:22

220m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Lumb Viaduct – Remnant Kings Sculpture loop from Stubbins

5.81km

01:32

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Remnant Kings Sculpture – Lumb Viaduct loop from Holcombe

10.6km

02:49

110m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Ian Delve

March 16, 2023

On 18th September 1848, the East Lancashire Railway opened a branch from its Manchester-Rawtenstall line at Stubbins Junction, just north of Ramsbottom, heading over the hills to Accrington. Only a single 146-yard tunnel was needed at Haslingden, but the route did demand a number of viaducts.One such was about a mile north of Stubbins, alongside the small community of Lumb. Engineered by J S Perring and Sturges Meek - the latter being a pupil of George Stephenson, it comprises nine segmental arches, each 40 feet in span and boasting red brick soffits. These enabled the railway to reach a height of 60 feet over the River Irwell .The arches are supported by rock-faced sandstone piers.Following closure on 5th December 1966, part of the double-track route became the adopted home of the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society until it relocated to Bury in 1972.Lumb Viaduct was Grade II listed in November 1984

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Lumb Viaduct

1. Buckden Wood – View from Bull Hill loop from Holcombe

2. Lumb Viaduct – Remnant Kings Sculpture loop from Stubbins

3. Remnant Kings Sculpture – Lumb Viaduct loop from Holcombe

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