Survey Data
Reg No
30404607
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
169895, 249107
Date Recorded
11/12/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Three-arch road bridge, built c.1870, over River Shiven. Segmental arches with cut limestone voussoirs with draughted margins to arch rings, coursed random rubble limestone infill to spandrels. Triangular cutwaters with triangular ashlar piers and pyramidal limestone copings. Squared and snecked rubble limestone projecting parapet with flat rubble limestone copings. Set in rural landscape with timber post and wire fence to adjacent fields.
Appraisal
This unusual bridge was altered over the course of its life to have two distinctive elements. The parapet and end walls have been replaced with darker limestone which has been set to slightly project from the face of the arches and spandrel panels, giving the bridge a very striking appearance. The large coping stones in addition to the sizable stone blocks used to construct the bridge give it a feeling of solidity and presence in the open landscape. It is a unique addition to the industrial heritage of the area.