The Larpool Viaduct

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe Photographs
courtesy of The Whitby Museum
www.whitbymuseum.org.uk
Video by Bay Video Productions
www.bayvideoproductions.co.uk
Using 2 photographs taken by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe in the early 1880s this short video illustrates the construction of the Larpool Viaduct on the Whitby and Scarborough railway, now used as a walking and cycle route since its closure in the mid 1960s.

[@Bobrogers99]

Engineering marvels like this are well worth preserving.

[@martinpiggins5772]

Wonderful, thank you. Such a fantastic and unique achievement 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@stevenpryce7808]

Walked across it a couple of years ago from the site of the old station to the station at Hawsker,a lovely walk & then a pint & fish & chips back at Whitby,the whole line went to Scarborough,through the Scarborough goods yard (where Sainsbury's is now) & continued through to Scarborough station via the now closed Falsgrave tunnel.As I remember the Larpool viaduct also featured in an episode of Heartbeat

[@terryansell6641]

Amazing viaduct I’ve been under by rail, but never walked over it, from New Zealand

[@rowanlaurelflynn1234]

There are beautiful views from the top. I live 45 minutes from here.

[@terryansell6641]

@@rowanlaurelflynn1234 Hi Rowen how long did the viaduct take to build and what cost have you any idea regards Terry in New Zealand

[@ericgeorge5483]

Absolutely fascinating, what a fab upload.

[@keithhaynes9462]

Fantastic sight

[@stephenanderson4603]

Well worth a visit 👍

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

If the original plan had been followed the Whithy and Scarborough Railway would have had a station on the eastern side of the harbour with a steep climb up to where the rest of the line would have been.

[@peterlindley3756]

Today's cost ~ Four billion pounds. And that's just Backhanders and consultation fee's

[@inregionecaecorum]

I have a print of one of those photographs

[@robertetges9507]

What about the Goltschtalviadikt in Saxony,