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Redbrook Incline Overbridge is a nineteenth-century railway bridge located in Wales, constructed as part of the transport infrastructure developments of the Industrial era. The structure was built to carry a railway line over an incline, reflecting the engineering solutions required to navigate the challenging topography of Welsh valleys during the period of railway expansion. The bridge represents the functional design typical of Victorian-era railway construction, with structural elements suited to supporting the weight and movement of rail traffic. As a scheduled monument under Cadw protection, it remains an important example of the transport heritage that characterised Wales's industrial development in the Post Medieval and Modern periods.
Redbrook Incline Overbridge is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM203. View the official record →
Redbrook Incline Overbridge is a nineteenth-century railway bridge located in Wales, constructed as part of the transport infrastructure developments of the Industrial era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM203.
Redbrook Incline Overbridge dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a bridge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Redbrook Incline Overbridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM203.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section on St Briavels Common, 400m east of Yewgreen Farm (8 km), Offa's Dyke: section on St Briavels Common, 100m south east of Hill Farm (8.2 km), Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook House (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Redbrook Incline Overbridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Redbrook Incline Overbridge stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.