16/07/2023
We share a spectacular sight for ! Viaduct is undoubtedly the most impressive structure on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, with its 24 massive arches standing 104 feet (32 metres) above the moor.
Hundreds of railway builders (โnavviesโ) sadly lost their lives building the line from a combination of accidents, fights, and smallpox outbreaks. Memorials along the line at St Maryโs Church in and St Leonardsโ Church in Chapel-le-dale commemorate the lives of some of the men who died building the line.
๐ธ Awhelin Photography