Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
21851
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/05/1999
Date of Amendment
28/05/1999
Name of Property
Lower Viaduct
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanberis
Town
Caernarfon
Locality
Llanberis
Easting
258018
Northing
359522
Street Side
Location
Located towards the foot of the Snowdon Mountain Railway where it crosses the road and begins to ascend rapidly in height.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
An original structure on The Snowdon Mountain Railway, which was founded as the Snowdon Mountain Tramroad & Hotels Co. Ltd. in 1894 and opened in 1896. The engineers were Douglas and Francis Fox and the line was originally operated by 5 steam locomotives from Switzerland on the rack and pinion system first devised by Dr Roman Abt of Lucerne. Purely recreational in use, the line has always been a major attraction to tourists visiting the area.
Exterior
Railway viaduct comprising 13 skewed round-headed arches rapidly increasing in height to incline, with a further half arch above the natural rock to the top end. Snecked rock-faced rubblestone blocks with heavily tooled ashlar coping and toothed purple brick to arches.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a major engineering structure on the pioneering Snowdon Mountain Railway.
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