Back to photostream

Forming Storm

Twemlow viaduct, Holmes chapel, Cheshire Uk - Today the viaduct's 23 brick arches, soaring 105 feet above the valley and spanning a total of 1,794 feet, are a monument to the working man's resilience, determination, ingenuity and sheer hard graft.

Over a two-year period in the 1840's, more than 500 navvies helped to build this impressive industrial structure with basic tools and the sweat of their brows.

 

2,730 views
30 faves
218 comments
Uploaded on January 22, 2013
Taken on January 22, 2013