Stephenson stone blocks now cap Falling Sands Viaduct
SANDSTONE blocks‘recycled’from George Stephenson’s Liverpool & Manchester Railway are now adding the finishing touches to the Severn Valley Railway’s £1.25 million scheme to refurbish Falling Sands Viaduct.
Four capping stones carved by the Severn Valley’s stonemason Philip Chatfield – each taking around a week to carve – were lifted into place on the Bewdley end of the viaduct on November 19. The move marked the culmination of weeks of exacting work for Philip, who carved the
