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Rendlesham viaduct 
When the Great Northern Railway was extended from Grange Park to Cuffley in 1910, the 75-feet high, fourteen arch, Rendlesham viaduct was constructed across the valley between Gordon Hill and Crews Hill.

Comment from Elaine Jordan, 2011-07-10: "As a child in the 1060s my mother used to take my brother and me to "Hilly Fields" where we would play for hours. At that time there were just grass hills to the "fourteen arches" where my brother and I would run under them in turn shouting to hear the echo. When I went back recently 43 years later, the arches could barely be seen... Hidden by trees over the years... Glad they are still in one piece, sad because I have no pictures of how they looked in the 60s. My aunt who walked the dog there for years never knew the arches were there, said 'Well I've learnt something today and I think the "fourteen arches" are beautiful!!!!' I agree.... Elaine."

Rendlesham viaduct

When the Great Northern Railway was extended from Grange Park to Cuffley in 1910, the 75-feet high, fourteen arch, Rendlesham viaduct was constructed across the valley between Gordon Hill and Crews Hill.

Comment from Elaine Jordan, 2011-07-10: "As a child in the 1060s my mother used to take my brother and me to "Hilly Fields" where we would play for hours. At that time there were just grass hills to the "fourteen arches" where my brother and I would run under them in turn shouting to hear the echo. When I went back recently 43 years later, the arches could barely be seen... Hidden by trees over the years... Glad they are still in one piece, sad because I have no pictures of how they looked in the 60s. My aunt who walked the dog there for years never knew the arches were there, said 'Well I've learnt something today and I think the "fourteen arches" are beautiful!!!!' I agree.... Elaine."


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Roger Davis   [Jan 14, 2012 at 03:24 PM]
Lovely memories the photo brings back. As lads in the 1950's this was one of our stamping / playing grounds. We would walk up the bank up to the railway line and walk along the railway line on the viaduct. We would wait in tiny alcoves on the viaduct for a steam train to come past within inches of us, but the feeling of being so close was absolute magic to us. we would often walk along the line towards Crews Hill and stop at "Tinky Tops" where there was a footpath back towards St. John's Church. Wonderful carefree days.

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