Knowledge (XXG)

Wicker Arches

Source 📝

270: 209:, to manage the detailed design. The design was then constructed by Miller, Blackie and Shortridge, and consisted of 41 arches. The arch which crosses the Wicker provides 30 feet (9.1 m) of headroom and spans 72 feet (22 m). On either side are smaller arches around 12 feet (3.7 m) high, with heraldic decoration in the stonework above them. Many of the arches are now concealed by buildings. The structure is officially named the Sheffield Victoria Viaduct, and has in the past been called the Wicker Viaduct. 1216: 33: 224:
and its service to Manchester, but the viaduct still carried the local services to Huddersfield via Penistone until they too were diverted, via Barnsley, in the 1980s. The only other passenger services to cross the bridge thereafter were football excursion trains to
310: 462: 1275: 262:
In spring 2006, the two westernmost arches and the bridge over Brunswick Road were removed and replaced by a single steel span in connection to the building of the final phase of
1245: 1235: 288:
but did not collapse and was repaired. The repair can still be seen today when going under the central arch away from the city centre. It is on the left-hand side of the arch.
269: 1250: 905: 190: 1265: 1270: 455: 782: 433: 236:
The Victoria station buildings and platforms were demolished in 1989; however, freight services continue to use the, now single, line across the
735: 730: 448: 412: 1255: 898: 756: 1260: 710: 342: 221: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 496: 725: 872: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 337: 47: 491: 891: 1240: 644: 471: 552: 198: 194: 122: 40: 639: 557: 522: 485: 608: 217: 90: 1172: 670: 649: 629: 624: 429: 263: 245: 927: 206: 1182: 1042: 942: 1146: 976: 751: 226: 220:. Main line rail passenger services crossing the Wicker Arches ceased in January 1970 with the closure of 1215: 1076: 991: 685: 680: 292: 213: 1156: 1141: 665: 603: 532: 1097: 690: 573: 506: 501: 230: 1136: 996: 971: 761: 660: 593: 166: 1131: 1047: 1032: 408: 170: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1177: 1151: 1037: 1022: 1001: 720: 715: 618: 583: 333: 285: 278: 178: 1061: 1027: 956: 705: 700: 654: 537: 274: 256: 241: 169:, which passes through the main arch of the viaduct and was, until the completion of the 205:), but because of its prominent position in the city, he employed a firm of architects, 1116: 986: 745: 634: 598: 568: 542: 1229: 981: 740: 695: 588: 578: 547: 252: 1102: 1006: 202: 240:
to reach the Stocksbridge Steel works. The arches were restored in 1990 and are a
675: 613: 440: 174: 563: 528: 62: 49: 158: 32: 301:
is named after The Wicker, and its 1991 cover featured the Wicker Arches.
883: 297: 237: 162: 154: 151: 255:
was suspended underneath the viaduct to allow the construction of the
385: 268: 887: 444: 338:"WICKER ARCH AND ADJOINING VIADUCT AND BUILDINGS (1270747)" 311:
List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom
284:
The central arch was hit by an unexploded bomb during the
233:'s Hillsborough ground. This traffic ceased in 1996. 1165: 1124: 1115: 1090: 1069: 1060: 1015: 964: 955: 935: 926: 919: 775: 515: 478: 136: 128: 118: 113: 105: 97: 86: 78: 39: 23: 173:, the main route eastwards from the city to the 191:Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 1276:Grade II* listed railway bridges and viaducts 899: 456: 165:. They take their name from the thoroughfare 8: 189:The viaduct was built in 1848 to extend the 1246:Bridges over the River Don, South Yorkshire 1236:Structures on the Heritage at Risk register 405:Civil Engineering Heritage:Northern England 16:Railway viaduct in South Yorkshire, England 1121: 1066: 961: 932: 923: 906: 892: 884: 463: 449: 441: 20: 363: 1251:Grade II* listed buildings in Sheffield 322: 375:Network Rail signboards on the viaduct 328: 326: 197:. The requirements were laid down by 7: 1266:Railway viaducts in South Yorkshire 757:Well Meadow Street Crucible Furnace 1271:Matthew Ellison Hadfield buildings 343:National Heritage List for England 150:form a 660-yard (600 m) long 14: 403:Rennison, Robert William (1996). 273:Patchwork on the arches from the 1214: 384:Sheffield Local Studies Library 31: 386:http://www.picturesheffield.com 207:Weightman, Hadfield and Goldie 201:(engineer and designer of the 193:from its previous terminus at 1: 920:Railway viaducts in Yorkshire 645:Loxley United Reformed Church 472:Listed buildings in Sheffield 157:across the Don Valley in the 731:St Mary the Virgin, Beighton 630:King Edward VII Upper School 1256:Rail transport in Sheffield 640:Little Matlock Rolling Mill 523:Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet 486:Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet 264:Sheffield's Inner Ring Road 1292: 736:St Paul, Wordsworth Avenue 246:Buildings at Risk Register 218:Sheffield Victoria Station 1261:Bridges completed in 1848 1212: 430:Heritage at Risk Register 291:The Sheffield University 244:. They were added to the 242:Grade II* listed building 141: 30: 928:East Riding of Yorkshire 277:bombing raid during the 216:, the viaduct supported 711:St James, Midhopestones 497:St Nicholas, Bradfield 281: 229:for matches played at 914:Viaducts in Yorkshire 726:St Mary, Bramall Lane 272: 214:Great Central Railway 1241:Bridges in Sheffield 1173:Crigglestone Viaduct 604:Fair House Farmhouse 492:St Mary, Ecclesfield 212:Later a part of the 502:Sheffield Cathedral 388:image number s07510 366:, pp. 200–201. 231:Sheffield Wednesday 59: /  1077:Shaftholme Viaduct 762:Whitley Hall Hotel 748:Terminal Warehouse 686:Old Hall Farmhouse 661:Mappin Art Gallery 594:Ecclesfield Priory 407:. Thomas Telford. 282: 222:Sheffield Victoria 93:and the Don Valley 63:53.3883°N 1.4610°W 1223: 1222: 1210: 1209: 1206: 1205: 1111: 1110: 1056: 1055: 951: 950: 881: 880: 558:Botanical Gardens 414:978-0-7277-2518-9 171:Sheffield Parkway 159:City of Sheffield 145: 144: 1283: 1218: 1122: 1067: 962: 933: 924: 908: 901: 894: 885: 721:St John, Ranmoor 716:St James, Norton 691:Old Queen's Head 619:Green Lane Works 609:General Cemetery 465: 458: 451: 442: 418: 389: 382: 376: 373: 367: 361: 355: 354: 352: 350: 334:Historic England 330: 286:Second World War 279:Second World War 179:Grade II* listed 129:Construction end 109:Grade II* listed 74: 73: 71: 70: 69: 68:53.3883; -1.4610 64: 60: 57: 56: 55: 52: 35: 21: 1291: 1290: 1286: 1285: 1284: 1282: 1281: 1280: 1226: 1225: 1224: 1219: 1202: 1161: 1107: 1086: 1062:South Yorkshire 1052: 1043:Stamford Bridge 1011: 957:North Yorkshire 947: 943:Stamford Bridge 915: 912: 882: 877: 771: 706:Park Hill Flats 701:Paradise Square 538:Beauchief Abbey 511: 474: 469: 426: 421: 415: 402: 398: 393: 392: 383: 379: 374: 370: 362: 358: 348: 346: 332: 331: 324: 319: 307: 275:Sheffield Blitz 257:Five Weirs Walk 199:Sir John Fowler 187: 123:Sir John Fowler 106:Heritage status 67: 65: 61: 58: 53: 50: 48: 46: 45: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1289: 1287: 1279: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1228: 1227: 1221: 1220: 1213: 1211: 1208: 1207: 1204: 1203: 1201: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1175: 1169: 1167: 1163: 1162: 1160: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1147:Kirkstall Road 1144: 1139: 1134: 1128: 1126: 1119: 1117:West Yorkshire 1113: 1112: 1109: 1108: 1106: 1105: 1100: 1094: 1092: 1088: 1087: 1085: 1084: 1079: 1073: 1071: 1064: 1058: 1057: 1054: 1053: 1051: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1019: 1017: 1013: 1012: 1010: 1009: 1004: 999: 994: 989: 984: 979: 974: 968: 966: 959: 953: 952: 949: 948: 946: 945: 939: 937: 930: 921: 917: 916: 913: 911: 910: 903: 896: 888: 879: 878: 876: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 779: 777: 773: 772: 770: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 746:Victoria Quays 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 673: 671:Mount Pleasant 668: 663: 658: 652: 650:Lyceum Theatre 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 625:Heritage House 622: 616: 611: 606: 601: 599:Endcliffe Hall 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 569:Butchers Wheel 566: 561: 555: 553:Bishops' House 550: 545: 543:Beauchief Hall 540: 535: 526: 519: 517: 513: 512: 510: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 482: 480: 476: 475: 470: 468: 467: 460: 453: 445: 439: 438: 425: 424:External links 422: 420: 419: 413: 399: 397: 394: 391: 390: 377: 368: 356: 321: 320: 318: 315: 314: 313: 306: 303: 227:Wadsley Bridge 186: 183: 143: 142: 139: 138: 134: 133: 130: 126: 125: 120: 116: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 99: 95: 94: 88: 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 43: 37: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1288: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1217: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1174: 1171: 1170: 1168: 1164: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1129: 1127: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1114: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1096: 1095: 1093: 1089: 1083: 1082:Wicker Arches 1080: 1078: 1075: 1074: 1072: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1059: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1020: 1018: 1014: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 998: 995: 993: 992:Knaresborough 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 969: 967: 963: 960: 958: 954: 944: 941: 940: 938: 934: 931: 929: 925: 922: 918: 909: 904: 902: 897: 895: 890: 889: 886: 874: 871: 869: 868:Midhopestones 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 780: 778: 774: 768: 767:Wicker Arches 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 747: 744: 742: 741:Sharrow Mills 739: 737: 734: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 696:Onesacre Hall 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 656: 653: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 589:Darnall Works 587: 585: 584:Cutlers' Hall 582: 580: 579:Cornish Place 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 548:Beehive Works 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 530: 527: 524: 521: 520: 518: 514: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 487: 484: 483: 481: 477: 473: 466: 461: 459: 454: 452: 447: 446: 443: 437: 436: 431: 428: 427: 423: 416: 410: 406: 401: 400: 395: 387: 381: 378: 372: 369: 365: 364:Rennison 1996 360: 357: 345: 344: 339: 335: 329: 327: 323: 316: 312: 309: 308: 304: 302: 300: 299: 294: 289: 287: 280: 276: 271: 267: 265: 260: 258: 254: 253:Cobweb Bridge 251:In 2002, the 249: 247: 243: 239: 234: 232: 228: 223: 219: 215: 210: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 184: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 153: 149: 148:Wicker Arches 140: 135: 131: 127: 124: 121: 117: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 89: 85: 81: 77: 72: 44: 42: 38: 34: 29: 25:Wicker Arches 22: 19: 1142:Huddersfield 1081: 873:Stocksbridge 766: 752:War Memorial 657:Turret House 434: 404: 396:Bibliography 380: 371: 359: 347:. Retrieved 341: 296: 290: 283: 261: 250: 235: 211: 203:Forth Bridge 195:Bridgehouses 188: 147: 146: 18: 1098:Conisbrough 783:City Centre 676:Norton Hall 655:Manor Lodge 635:Leah's Yard 614:Globe Works 560:Glasshouses 435:Wicker+Arch 181:structure. 66: / 41:Coordinates 1230:Categories 1157:Six Arches 1137:Denby Dale 997:Ribblehead 972:Arthington 681:Oakes Park 564:Broom Hall 529:Arts Tower 317:References 177:. It is a 51:53°23′18″N 1048:Tadcaster 1033:Slapewath 666:The Mount 574:City Hall 516:Grade II* 507:Town Hall 295:Magazine 248:in 2007. 101:Sheffield 91:River Don 54:1°27′40″W 1198:Woodside 1193:Wheatley 1188:Thornton 1178:Hewenden 1152:Lockwood 1132:Apperley 1038:Staithes 1023:Ingleton 1002:Saltburn 305:See also 137:Location 119:Designer 1183:Holbeck 1028:Larpool 977:Crimple 621:Gateway 533:Library 525:Housing 479:Grade I 349:9 April 298:Twikker 238:viaduct 185:History 163:England 155:viaduct 152:railway 114:History 87:Crosses 82:Railway 79:Carries 1166:Closed 1091:Closed 1016:Closed 987:Kilton 936:Closed 411:  167:Wicker 98:Locale 982:Croft 776:Lists 488:Works 1125:Open 1103:Oaks 1070:Open 1007:Yarm 965:Open 531:and 409:ISBN 351:2016 132:1848 863:S35 858:S20 853:S17 848:S14 843:S13 838:S12 833:S11 828:S10 293:Rag 1232:: 823:S9 818:S8 813:S7 808:S6 803:S5 798:S4 793:S3 788:S2 432:: 340:. 336:. 325:^ 266:. 259:. 175:M1 161:, 907:e 900:t 893:v 464:e 457:t 450:v 417:. 353:.

Index

Wicker Arches
Coordinates
53°23′18″N 1°27′40″W / 53.3883°N 1.4610°W / 53.3883; -1.4610
River Don
Sir John Fowler
railway
viaduct
City of Sheffield
England
Wicker
Sheffield Parkway
M1
Grade II* listed
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Bridgehouses
Sir John Fowler
Forth Bridge
Weightman, Hadfield and Goldie
Great Central Railway
Sheffield Victoria Station
Sheffield Victoria
Wadsley Bridge
Sheffield Wednesday
viaduct
Grade II* listed building
Buildings at Risk Register
Cobweb Bridge
Five Weirs Walk
Sheffield's Inner Ring Road

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.