On Sunday 21st December we had a social event to Castlefield Viaduct and Manchester Christmas Markets, this was to replace the usual workday that we would normally have on a Sunday.
Denise and her partner, Paul were joined by Jean and Tim.
The 330 metre long Grade II listed viaduct sits in Castlefield, the oldest part of the city of Manchester. The viaduct was built in 1892 by Heenan and Froude (the same engineers that worked on Blackpool Tower). The viaduct used to carry heavy rail traffic in and out of Manchester Central Station and Great Northern Warehouse until 1969.
Since 1969 the viaduct has stood unused, the National Trust have since transformed the viaduct into a 'sky garden'.
At the end of the walkway there is a visitors centre which which was very welcome after a cold walk through the viaduct.
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The National Trust have secured funding to support Phase 2 of the viaduct re-development.
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| Phase 2 - photo taken from the visitors centre |
After the visit we made our way into Manchester and stopped at the Christmas Markets for a drink and a bite to eat.
It was a lovely day, the viaduct was so peaceful and an interesting place, good views of Manchester too.
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