Survey Data
Reg No
12006033
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Foot bridge
In Use As
Foot bridge
Date
1890 - 1895
Coordinates
251263, 156137
Date Recorded
27/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch cast-iron footbridge over railway line, dated 1891. Single elliptical arch on cast-iron girder spans on paired cast-iron pillars approached by flights of sixteen iron flagged steps, and lattice work parapets having cast-iron date stone/plaque. Set in shared grounds.
Appraisal
An elegantly-appointed bridge manufactured at the Arrol Brothers Ironworks in Glasgow forming an appealing feature enhancing the group and setting values of the Kilkenny Railway Station complex. Although intended as a functional piece with the arch identifying the engineering importance of the composition lattice work parapets enlivening the external expression of the bridge indicate the equal importance placed on aesthetic considerations.