2011

NT9952 : View over berwick from the ECML

taken 13 years ago, near to Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England

View over berwick from the ECML
View over berwick from the ECML
The Royal Border Bridge can be seen crossing the Tweed.
Royal Border Bridge :: NT9953

Royal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth. It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct LinkExternal link built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria. The engineer who designed it was Robert Stephenson (son of George Stephenson). It was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and is still in regular use today, as part of the East Coast Main Line.
The bridge is 659 metres long. It has 28 arches, constructed of brick but faced with stone.


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NT9952, 1393 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 21 February, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 15 June, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9927 5248 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:45.9399N 2:0.7921W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9938 5202
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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