Cheers, yes I just looked at the area on google maps satellite image and it looks like there is a clear farm access track / lane up past some stables etc there from which a view would probably be possible. If I'd looked at that before I would have tried to walk up there, esp if there was someone around to ask permission off if it was gated etc. I guess your Colwick Yard film not ready to post online yet?
In case you had not seen them there are some pics of the viaduct when new on the local photo archive site - given the picture credit is to Stanton Ironworks that suggests they may have been involved in construction (IIRC Stanton made pre cast concrete stuff too - so maybe parts of the viaduct built by them) - photo credit date probably a bit too early when it early c1950s):
1 of 3 or 4 similar images
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