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GWR Route: Hatton to Bearley and Alcester Branch
Junction
Aston Cantlow: gwrac2300
The road bridge viewed from Aston Cantlow Halt looking
towards Bearley as seen on 28th February 1953. The branch had been closed for
some two years when this photograph was taken. The Alcester branch was always a
single standard gauge line, but the four overbridges along the route were
constructed wide enough for the later installation of a second track. The
abutments and attractively curved wing walls were constructed from local
Wilmcote grey stone. These supported several parallel iron girders, tied
together by a steel rod about two feet out from each abutment. Between the
girders red brick arches provided support for the road, while the matching
stone parapet walls were constructed directly above the outer girders. Although
the route of the line can still be traced at this point, this bridge has been
removed as it imposed a weight restriction on White House Hill road.
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