Castlefield Viaduct
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Castlefield Viaduct is a historic elevated railway viaduct in Manchester, England, now notable for its transformation into an urban sky park and public green space.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
public green space ⓘ railway viaduct ⓘ urban park ⓘ |
| category |
Grade II listed buildings in Manchester
ⓘ
Parks and open spaces in Manchester ⓘ Railway viaducts in Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| city | Manchester ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | Castlefield ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected historic structure ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
Castlefield Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Castlefield Basin area
|
| currentUse |
elevated public park
ⓘ
public green space ⓘ urban sky park ⓘ |
| formerUse | railway viaduct ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevated walkway
ⓘ
planters and planting beds ⓘ viewing points over Manchester ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Castlefield Basin
ⓘ
Manchester city centre ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester city centre skyline
|
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ Manchester ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Castlefield, Manchester, England ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| material |
steel
ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversion from disused railway to sky park
ⓘ
elevated gardens and planting ⓘ |
| openedToPublicAsPark | 2022 ⓘ |
| operator | National Trust ⓘ |
| owner | National Highways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Castlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Castlefield conservation area
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| railwayFunctionStatus | disused ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| structureType | iron viaduct ⓘ |
| transportModeServedHistorically | rail ⓘ |
| urbanContext | inner-city Manchester ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rail transport (historically)
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ urban nature ⓘ |
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