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Cottages at Swan Street, near Chappel, Essex
©Ron Strutt
Dist:0.3km<br/>Approaching Bacon's Farm the path crosses the single track line to Sudbury. Here we are looking north towards Wakes Colne.
©Trevor Harris
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©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.4km<br/>This shot was taken from the Essex Way
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.5km<br/>This bridge carries the Essex Way long distance path across the railway.
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.6km<br/>Looking from the footbridge at Chappel and Wakes Colnes station over the Sudbury branch to Marks Tey (6 minutes away). The viaduct can be seen as well [[[2381360]]].
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.6km<br/>This is the view from Oak Road. The parish church of Chappel can be seen in the distance, which is located in a different grid square.
©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.7km<br/>See also [[[2381352]]]
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.7km<br/>The Chappel viaduct is 325 metres long, has 32 arches of 30 9 metre span and its maximum height is 23 metres. It currently takes the Marks Tey to Sudbury branch line, which connects regularly with trains to and from London's Liverpool Street Station. The large number of construction workers needed for the project were housed, many with their families, in temporary huts built on Wakes Colne Green. Although some 7 million bricks were used, the piers were hollow to save money and reduce weight. A further remarkable feature of the viaduct is that it is built on a gradient - the Sudbury end is 2.9 metres higher than the Marks Tey end. According to William White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Essex, 1848, the first stone was laid in September 1847. The viaduct took two years to build, and is thought to be the second largest brick-built structure in England. The first passenger train to Sudbury, carrying an official party from Colchester, ran on 2 July 1849. (wikipedia)
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.7km<br/>Train crossing the viaduct, travelling towards the small Chappel and Wakes Colne Railway Station. Photographer facing E'SE, train travelling N'NE.
©Brenda Howard
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©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.7km<br/>It also leads to Broom House, Broom House Cottage and Broom House Lodge.
©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.7km<br/>The Chappel viaduct is 325 metres long, has 32 arches of 30 9 metre span and its maximum height is 23 metres. It currently takes the Marks Tey to Sudbury branch line, which connects regularly with trains to and from London's Liverpool Street Station. The large number of construction workers needed for the project were housed, many with their families, in temporary huts built on Wakes Colne Green. Although some 7 million bricks were used, the piers were hollow to save money and reduce weight. A further remarkable feature of the viaduct is that it is built on a gradient - the Sudbury end is 2.9 metres higher than the Marks Tey end. According to William White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Essex, 1848, the first stone was laid in September 1847. The viaduct took two years to build, and is thought to be the second largest brick-built structure in England. The first passenger train to Sudbury, carrying an official party from Colchester, ran on 2 July 1849. (wikipedia)
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.8km<br/>The Chappel viaduct is 325 metres long, has 32 arches of 30 9 metre span and its maximum height is 23 metres. It currently takes the Marks Tey to Sudbury branch line, which connects regularly with trains to and from London's Liverpool Street Station. The large number of construction workers needed for the project were housed, many with their families, in temporary huts built on Wakes Colne Green. Although some 7 million bricks were used, the piers were hollow to save money and reduce weight. A further remarkable feature of the viaduct is that it is built on a gradient - the Sudbury end is 2.9 metres higher than the Marks Tey end. According to William White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Essex, 1848, the first stone was laid in September 1847. The viaduct took two years to build, and is thought to be the second largest brick-built structure in England. The first passenger train to Sudbury, carrying an official party from Colchester, ran on 2 July 1849. (wikipedia)
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.8km<br/>Brick built viaduct
©Paul Roberts

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