Survey Data
Reg No
20907530
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Foot bridge
In Use As
Foot bridge
Date
1855 - 1860
Coordinates
175585, 72854
Date Recorded
11/07/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-span cast-iron foot bridge over railway track, erected 1859, with staircases to east and west elevations, one to each platform. Depressed-arch bridge supported on cast-iron columns, four to each platform, with fluted bases and decorative capitals. Latticed parapets to bridge and staircases. Base of staircases terminated by decorative cast-iron colonettes. Maker's mark to column shaft.
Appraisal
A good example of Victorian engineering, this intact cast-iron footbridge features well-executed decorative detailing and still serves its original purpose. It is one of a group of related railway structures including the station and station master's house.