Bath Skyline with HST. 23rd March 14'
A yet to be identifield HST (43179?) crosses Dolemeads Viaduct as it approaches Bath Spa station with 0900 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads on 23rd March 2014.
St John's Church and Bath Abbey (The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) dominate the skyline, as viewed from Bathwick Fields.
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway, Dolemeads Viaduct was built in 1840 and forms part of the line between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington. There is substantial historic documentation on the development of the viaduct. The viaduct has 31 arches and is built in brick with a local Bath limestone parapet. Originally the viaduct was faced in local Bath limestone, evidence of which survives in places. The viaduct is still in use over 170 years later and the majority of the arches are now used as workshops, garages or storage units.
Bath Skyline with HST. 23rd March 14'
A yet to be identifield HST (43179?) crosses Dolemeads Viaduct as it approaches Bath Spa station with 0900 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads on 23rd March 2014.
St John's Church and Bath Abbey (The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) dominate the skyline, as viewed from Bathwick Fields.
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway, Dolemeads Viaduct was built in 1840 and forms part of the line between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington. There is substantial historic documentation on the development of the viaduct. The viaduct has 31 arches and is built in brick with a local Bath limestone parapet. Originally the viaduct was faced in local Bath limestone, evidence of which survives in places. The viaduct is still in use over 170 years later and the majority of the arches are now used as workshops, garages or storage units.