Bennerley Viaduct: The Iron Giant Awsworth Rd, Ilkeston DE7 8PX

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7 Video Views·Apr 12, 2024
We'll take a look around Bennerley Viaduct.
So it says to go this way, so this is the viaduct.
OK, we'll go and find out how to get there.
We are at Bennerley Viaduct, the Iron Giant.
We'll take a walk over the bridge, viaduct, some information.
Very dull day, the wind has dropped and the wind has suddenly come back.
This is a no through road.
Let's close in the Nottingham side.
Still some work needed.
Nice rusty holes.
Some new panelling placed over the larger holes I would guess.
Views of the Erewash Valley.
Looks spectacular with the drone.
Get up to the edge a little bit more here.
Just wondering what that sound was.
It was two kids on a scooter, electric scooter.
And I think they wanted to be on video.
So in the first part you could see it was on that bridge.
I don't know what industry used to be here.
Had been abandoned for a long time.
Just a few years ago they decided to bring some more life into it.
Make it a footbridge for people to enjoy the views.
And this is featured on the architecture the railway built twice, I believe.
So at the moment it doesn't fulfil its full purpose.
A bridge from one side to the other.
We're not allowed to go down.
So some information there.
So that is a full walk across.
A view of the viaduct from below.
Do you get better views of the viaduct from the other side?
It's a pity it wasn't open today.
