Information for record number MWA6883:
Site of Railway Viaduct E of Rugby Station

Summary The site of a railway viaduct dating back to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1923. The viaduct was situated 700m east of Rugby Station.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Viaduct
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Railway viaduct marked on 1923 map.
2 Steel girder viaduct (1896-98) taking the Central line across the London and North Western Railway, and its sidings. It required 14 arches, comprising: a steel bridge of two plates; three lattice girder bridges; and a plate bridge. The girder construction that spanned the main London and North Western line was known as the 'birdcage' due to its appearance.
3 Most of the arches were destroyed in 1981.
4 Two sections of the 'birdcage bridge' remain in situ over the now electrified West Coast Main Line.
5 Photograph.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Rugby's Railway Heritage
Author/originator: Elliot P H
Date: 1985
Page Number: 38
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 154
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 28
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1923
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1923
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 101
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument GIRDER BRIDGE * A bridge supported by large beams or girders, originally of wood or iron, now usually of steel or reinforced concrete. back
monument VIADUCT * A bridge, usually resting on a series of arches, carrying roadways or railways over low-lying areas. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument RAILWAY VIADUCT * A bridge, usually resting on raised arches, carrying a railway across low-lying land or water. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back

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