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Northants’ ‘grandest and most perfect’ structure
The remarkable and terrifying story of the building of the Harringworth-Welland viaduct.
The Harringworth-Welland viaduct is one of the longest of its kind in Britain.
Stradling the picturesque Northamptonshire valley, it is a magnificent example of Victorian construction and ambition.
But the story of its construction is even more remarkable…. and terrifying.
Helen Blaby tells that story.
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