Ryhope, Ryhope Dene Viaduct

HER Number

2959

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope, Ryhope Dene Viaduct

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ45SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Railway Viaduct

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey maps show the Ryhope Dene Viaduct, which carried the Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway over Ryhope Dene. The dene forms the county boundary at this point so the viaduct lies partly in Tyne and Wear and partly in County Durham.

Easting

441570

Northing

551970

Grid Reference

NZ441570551970

Sources

<< HER 2959 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 6 inch scale, Durham14