Harry Styles fans are being encouraged to sign a new, purpose-built wall as an alternative to the Grade II listed Twemlow viaduct that has become a shrine to the pop superstar.
Twemlow viaduct is a 183-year-old Grade II listed structure which takes trains from Manchester to Crewe through Holmes Chapel on the busy West Coast main line.
The viaduct is no longer ‘as it was’, as in recent years fans from across the world have made the pilgrimage to the 23-arch viaduct and marked their names into the bricks, where fans believe Harry Styles spent time in his youth.
Network Rail has carried out some changes at the viaduct, installing a wall at the site. The new wall, made with blank panels, will protect the ‘golden’ bricks from potential, well-meaning damage, offering an alternative place for fans to leave messages to Harry.
Network Rail is urging “Harries” to leave their messages on the new wall, rather than on the viaduct, which may sustain long-term damage if the artwork continues at its current rate.
