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Maidenhead Railway Bridge, also known as Maidenhead Viaduct and The Sounding Arch, carries the Great Western Main Line (GWML) over the River Thames between Maidenhead, Berkshire and Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. It is a single structure of two tall wide red brick arches buttressed by two over-land smaller arches.
Thames Tunnel. Coordinates: 51°30′11″N 00°03′16″W. Inside the Thames Tunnel in the mid-19th century. The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping. It measures 35 ft (11 m) wide by 20 ft (6.1 m) high and is 1,300 ft (400 m) long, running at a depth of 75 ft (23 m) below the river ...
Carries Cherwell Valley Line across the River Thames: Oaks Viaduct: Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire: 1869: Trestle: Carried Midland Railway Cudworth-Barnsley branch across the Dearne Valley. Now (demolished) Oldbury Viaduct (a.k.a. Daniel's Bridge) between Bridgnorth and Eardington, Shropshire: Carries the preserved Severn Valley Railway across ...
7,008 m (4.355 mi) 1946 map showing the route of the tunnel. The Severn Tunnel ( Welsh: Twnnel Hafren) is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn. It was constructed by the Great Western Railway (GWR) between 1873 and 1886 ...
The Thame Valley Viaduct is a viaduct which will carry the High Speed 2 railway line in the United Kingdom. It traverses the River Thame near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire . As early as February 2020, specific consultancies regarding the viaduct have been conducted. A competitive tender for its construction was undertaken during mid-2021.
Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road. The north end is in the City of London near the Inns of Court and Temple Church, along with Blackfriars station. The south end is in the London Borough of Southwark, near the Tate ...
The Thames Valley is an area in South East England that extends along the River Thames west of London towards Oxford. The area is a major tourist destination and economic hub on the M4 corridor, with a high concentration of technology companies. The area east of Reading is defined by Natural England as the Thames Valley National Character Area ...
London stock brick is the type of handmade brick which was used for the majority of building work in London and South East England until the increase in the use of Flettons and other machine-made bricks in the early 20th century. Its distinctive yellow colour is due to the addition of chalk. Another important admixture is 'spanish', which is ...