Knaresborough Viaduct
We couldn't not include the most picturesque viaduct we've ever seen, especially as it formed the basis for our best autumn video ever as Ren managed not to shake while filming. The railway viaduct links Knaresborough to Harrogate via the Harrogate Railway line and has done since it was built in 1848. The original intention was to connect Starbeck Station to Knaresborough to go west from York, so the Leeds and Thirsk Railway made it happen. Unfortunately, when the project was nearly complete the structure collapsed into the River Nidd. This was due to the heavy rain having made the river swell and the viaduct just wasn't up to scratch so it simply gave way. When rebuilding, they had to demolish the remaining structure that hadn't fallen, so in the meantime a temporary station had to be built to serve Knaresborough before the permanent one could be settled once the viaduct was complete. Once rebuilding was settled and the stations planned, the original con...
