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Chappel on the River Colne is a village in Essex which is famous for its Victorian viaduct, a Grade 1 European monument, that spans the Colne valley. Chappel's original name was Pontisbright (Britric's bridge) and it is approximately seven miles west of Colchester. As with the name of the railway station, Chappel was part of both Wakes Colne and Mount Bures until 1889. The foundation stone for Chappel Viaduct was laid on the 14th September 1847. A bottle containing a newly minted sovereign, a half-sovereign, a shilling, a sixpence and a four-penny piece was placed underneath this stone. This bottle and all its contents were stolen shortly after the laying ceremony; the culprit was caught after he tried to pass over a brand new sovereign coin in the Rose and Crown public house. The Chappel Viaduct is 1,066 feet (325 metres) long, has 32 arches of 30 feet (9 metres) span and its maximum height is 75 feet (23 metres). The Chappel Viaduct, with seven million bricks, is the second largest brick built structure in England second to Battersea Power Station. To save money and to cut down on weight, the piers were left hollow. The Chappel viaduct currently takes the Marks Tey to Sudbury branch line, which connects regularly with trains to and from London's Liverpool Street Station.
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