Survey Data
Reg No
22111016
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Foot bridge
Date
1845 - 1855
Coordinates
205335, 125105
Date Recorded
27/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-span painted wrought-iron footbridge over railway, erected c. 1850. Pseudo-three-centered arch cast-iron span with wrought-iron lattice decking, and wrought-iron lattice parapets. Accessed by flights of cast-iron steps from platforms. Paired square-profile cast-iron piers with moulded tops and ball finials to bases of flights. Square-plan grouping of four ornate cast-iron columns on concrete bases, supporting landings and having Corinthian capitals and fluted and chamfered bases. Pseudo-four-centered arches between columns with ornate detail to spandrels.
Appraisal
An elegant and decorative railway footbridge which forms a group with the other high-quality structures of Cahir Railway Station. It shows a high level of craftsmanship in its construction and in the ornate cast-iron detailing, particularly to the supporting columns.