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How to explore responsiblyWhat the official index records
Historic England / Planning Data records this location as MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY WHITELY ARCHES RAILWAY VIADUCT OVER THE HALIFAX ROAD. Our atlas groups it under lost railways & rail heritage using that source wording.
Manchester And Leeds Railway Whitely Arches Railway Viaduct Over The Halifax Road is recorded by Historic England under reference 1229666. The supplied index identifies MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY WHITELY ARCHES RAILWAY VIADUCT OVER THE HALIFAX ROAD. Current condition and visitor access are not established by this source index.
Rail heritage includes structures that may still serve operational railways. This category is not evidence that a line is disused or accessible.
Record details
- Category
- Lost railways & rail heritage
- Source classification
- MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY WHITELY ARCHES RAILWAY VIADUCT OVER THE HALIFAX ROAD
- Period / construction dates
- Not established from this index
- Current condition
- Not verified
- Designation
- II
- Designation date
- 1984-06-21
- Nearest reference town
- Rochdale (approximate)
- County / historic source county
- Not supplied
- County or local authority (ONS)
- Calderdale
- Nation
- England
- Source record ID
- 1229666
- Coordinates
- 53.739341, -2.030255 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Index checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 2026-09-12
- Published access reviewed
- Not yet verified
Index verification means the record and supplied attributes were checked against the official downloaded index on 2026-09-13. It does not mean a site visit or confirmation of current access. Points may refer to a whole complex, a surviving component or a recorded location.