Time Team - S08E05: The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen

Name: The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Released: 2001-02-04
Duration: 50 min

Feb 04, 2001Documentary, MysterySeason 8, Episode 5

Time Team attempt to find what is reputed to be the first railway viaduct. Built in 1790, to move coal efficiently from the mine to the Blaenavon Ironworks, one mountain over, horses drew wagons along its tracks for only about 10 years. Spoil from local mines has not only covered the viaduct, but filled the valleys so completely that it is difficult to find any clues as to where to dig. Thousands of tons of earth are moved to find the top of the viaduct, 12 meters below the modern surface. It is too dangerous to enter, but a camera is lowered for a peek. Elsewhere on the site, the remains of a manager's house and workers' cottages are found. As experimental archaeology, a small blast furnace is set up within the disused ironworks, and a Time Team logo (wooden pattern carved by Victor Ambrus) and cart wheels are cast.

Cast: Tony Robinson, Carenza Lewis, Phil Harding, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth, Mick Aston, Victor Ambrus, Robin Bush

All Episodes - Season 8

01An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Normanton, LincolnshireJan 07, 2001 02The Man Who Bought a Castle - Alderton, NorthamptonshireJan 14, 2001 03The Celtic Spring - Llygadwy, PowysJan 21, 2001 04A Waltham Villa - Waltham Field, Whittington, GloucestershireJan 28, 2001 05The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, TorfaenFeb 04, 2001 06A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, OxfordshireFeb 11, 2001 07An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, WiltshireFeb 18, 2001 08The Bone Caves - Alveston, GloucestershireFeb 25, 2001 09The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, BerkshireMar 04, 2001 10Holy Island - Lindisfarne, NorthumberlandMar 11, 2001 11The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, ShropshireMar 18, 2001 12Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, KentMar 25, 2001 13The Leper Hospital - Winchester, HampshireApr 01, 2001

Time Team S08E05 Synopsis

Time Team "The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen" is part of the 1337x catalog. Originally aired on 2001-02-04, this episode is part of Season 8 of Time Team. Featuring performances from Tony Robinson, Carenza Lewis, Phil Harding among the cast. With a runtime of 50m, the episode keeps you engaged throughout. As part of this Documentary and Mystery series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. Time Team attempt to find what is reputed to be the first railway viaduct. Built in 1790, to move coal efficiently from the mine to the Blaenavon Ironworks, one mountain over, horses drew wagons along its tracks for only about 10 years. Spoil from lo...