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Falling Sands Viaduct (Bridge 3) carries the railway across the Staffordshire & Shropshire Canal and River Stour about a mile from [[Kidderminster]].  It is built of red brick and is 132 yards in length, with seven arches of 46ft span.
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Falling Sands Viaduct (Bridge 3) carries the railway across the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal and River Stour about a mile from [[Kidderminster]].  It is built of red brick and is 132 yards in length, with seven arches of 46ft span.
  
 
After crossing the viaduct when travelling toward Bewdley, the area of land on the left of the line was the site of the former British Sugar Corporation's Foley Park Factory.  The last visible structures on the site, two large silos, were demolished in 2012 and the area is now being developed for housing.
 
After crossing the viaduct when travelling toward Bewdley, the area of land on the left of the line was the site of the former British Sugar Corporation's Foley Park Factory.  The last visible structures on the site, two large silos, were demolished in 2012 and the area is now being developed for housing.

Revision as of 09:16, 18 November 2015

Falling Sands Viaduct (Geograph)

Falling Sands Viaduct (Bridge 3) carries the railway across the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal and River Stour about a mile from Kidderminster. It is built of red brick and is 132 yards in length, with seven arches of 46ft span.

After crossing the viaduct when travelling toward Bewdley, the area of land on the left of the line was the site of the former British Sugar Corporation's Foley Park Factory. The last visible structures on the site, two large silos, were demolished in 2012 and the area is now being developed for housing.

This area was also the site of the former Foley Park Halt.

See Also

Towards Kidderminster
List of infrastructure
Towards Bridgnorth