B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.523
Identification
Item: The Railway Viaduct at Chyandour, Penzance
Description: This is the view from Chyandour showing where the wooden trestles end, and the stone piers were built from the Chyandour River into Penzance Railway Station by the Albert Pier. Flat roofed Ponsandane signal box is right of centre in the background. The entrance to Ponsandane House is the gap in the trees top left. The viaduct was opened in August 1852 and is 317 metres (347 yards) long. In December 1852 it suffered storm damage and was swept away completely in January 1869. It was rebuilt and in situ until the sea wall was built in 1921.
Condition: Good -
Description
Height: Mm
Width: Mm
Material: Photograph
Production
Method: Printed
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