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Radio Northampton,16 Apr 2025,10 mins
Northants’ ‘grandest and most perfect’ structure
Secret NorthamptonAvailable for over a year
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. (Picture credit: Tigermad/iStock/Getty)
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