Beech Walk, Knaresborough

An angel carved from a felled Beech tree

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Knaresborough, Trees and Woodlands

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Overlooking the River Nidd, Knaresborough

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Knaresborough

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The Beech Walk, Knaresborough

The walk runs alongside the River Nidd in Knaresborough and has some of the tallest Beech trees in the country. They have grown very straight due to their location in the gorge. The oldest were planted when the promenade was first created in 1739. It is Grade ll listed. Due to old age and disease several of the oldest trees have been lost, a replanting scheme has been started.

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Knaresborough

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The Viaduct, Knaresborough

The centrepiece of Knaresborough spans the River Nidd. It measures 300ft(91 metres) in length and 90ft(27.5 metres) in height. It was built to carry the first trains from Harrogate to York. The Viaduct was almost completed when on March 11th 1848 it collapsed during heavy rainfall. The local MP was showing a group around all narrowly escaped being crushed. The new bridge was redesigned and opened in 1851 at a cost of £10,000. There was great opposition to the Viaduct and its impact on the Gorge, it was described as 'One if the worst Railway crimes in all England'. It is now protected and Historic Grade ll listed. (Taken from information board)

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Knaresborough, River Scenes

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