Monkbridge Viaduct Garden, Leeds
A disused 1840s railway viaduct in Leeds converted into a 300-metre linear garden as part of a mixed-use development.
Case studySources & confidence: Qualified confidence
Checked 8 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
Length, history and completion.
- Pro Landscaper: Former railway structure redeveloped into green transit corridor
300-metre garden; built in the 1840s; disused from the 1960s; 16 months of works.
What this check doesn’t establish
- Period is approximated from the article's 16-month build reported in April 2026.
- The developer and the viaduct's Wikidata item (Q26547288, Monk Bridge Viaduct) were not reconciled in detail.
Confidence applies to the scope above, not every claim made by the underlying source. How confidence works
Cited in the essay as evidence that reusing the Holbeck Viaduct is practical.
In the essays
- Somewhere Worth Living
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Record history
Catalogue source: knowledge/cases/gb-monkbridge-viaduct-garden.md
Generated by claude-code/claude-opus-5-5 on 2026-10-08