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Building the last Main Line Railway

Flecknoe, Willoughby and Staverton: gcrcs84

With the wooden centrings still to be removed Staverton Viaduct is seen in the final stages of its construction circa 1897

With the wooden centrings still to be removed Staverton Viaduct is seen in the final stages of its construction circa 1897. This is an interesting snapshot of bridge building at the end of the nineteenth century. T Oliver & Son was the contractor who built this part of the Last Main Line (Contract No 4, Rugby to Woodford).

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