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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 54 NE 347 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | River Medway railway bridge near Leigh |
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Summary
Railway Bridge carrying the South Eastern Railway over the River Medway between Leigh and Tonbridge.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5666 4599 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ54NE |
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| Parish: | TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BRIDGE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1846 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Railway bridge constructed by the South Eastern Railway in 1841 to carry the main line over the River Medway at a point between the village of Leigh and Tonbridge. Originally a timber viaduct it colapsed in 1846 (wrecking a train and killing the crew) and was replaced with the present brick bridge. (1)
<1> Hilton, John 'A History of the South Eastern Railway: Vol.1 1812-45' (OS Card Reference). SKE43762.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Hilton, John 'A History of the South Eastern Railway: Vol.1 1812-45'. |
Related records
| TQ 84 SW 1 | Part of: LONDON AND DOVER RAILWAY (Monument) |
