Mansfield Railway Viaduct is a Grade II listed viaduct crossing the town centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The 15-arch viaduct is long and was built for Midland Railway's 1875 Mansfield to Worksop Line.1869. Construction of the railway viaduct across Mansfield was begun. Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999. ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk (Mansfield Museum). Retrieved 10 October 2025Building Record M10551 - Mansfield Worksop Railway Viaduct Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 10 October 2025 From 1995, the viaduct has carried the Robin Hood Line stopping at Mansfield Town station.
History
The viaduct can be credited to John Sydney Crossley, the chief engineer at the railway company, and consulting engineer William Barlow. Construction began in 1869.
Mansfield's former industrial success was attributed to the viaduct being built to support the export of production.
The viaduct was specialist-cleaned and stonework renovated in the early 2000s. It is illuminated by floodlighting at night.Landmark gets spring clean BBC News, 28 March 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2025
The viaduct was included in background scenes for a 2021 drama-documentary Landscapers.Mansfield's iconic viaduct in new TV drama about 'Bodies In Garden' murders Chad, 6 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2026
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