{"id":2134,"date":"2022-06-20T15:20:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T14:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2022-06-20T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T14:32:41","slug":"the-barrowden-walk-in-pictures-june-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/?p=2134","title":{"rendered":"The Barrowden walk in pictures: June 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photographs from Jackie Markley, commentary Tony Attwood<\/p>\n<p>If ever there was a walk that showed the contrasts of the countryside around us surely it is this one.\u00a0 Described on one website as &#8220;the land where time has stood still&#8221; the Barrowden viaduct (designed by William Henry Barlow) had work commenced in 1876.<\/p>\n<p>The work was completed in 1878 but the line didn&#8217;t open until March 1880.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2135 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The line crossed the valley of the River Welland and is 1,275 yards (1.166 km) long.<\/p>\n<p>Overall it has 82 arches, each with a 40 feet (12 m) span.<\/p>\n<p>As such it is the longest masonry viaduct across a valley in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>It was built by the contractor <a title=\"John Aird &amp; Co.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Aird_%26_Co.\">Lucas and Aird<\/a>, a total of 30 million bricks were used in the viaduct&#8217;s construction.\u00a0 \u00a0It is now a grade II listed building.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2136 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr2-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr2-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2137 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr3-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr3-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2139\" src=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr5-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr5-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr5-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2141 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr6-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr6-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr6-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr6-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr6-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/peterboroughramblers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barr6-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographs from Jackie Markley, commentary Tony Attwood If ever there was a walk that showed the contrasts of the countryside around us surely it is this one.\u00a0 Described on one website as &#8220;the land where time has stood still&#8221; 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