Survey Data
Reg No
31912002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1840 - 1860
Coordinates
198880, 295886
Date Recorded
10/09/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span canal bridge, built c.1850 spanning Jamestown Canal. Coursed rock-faced stone walls with tooled voussoirs to segmental arch-ring. Tooled string courses and parapets. Skewed tooled stone blocks to soffit. Cast-iron disused Edward VII post box to eastern parapet.
Appraisal
The high-relief rusticated masonry gives the lower courses of this bridge a sense of weight and solidity. This contrasts with the seemingly weightless arch that stretches across Jamestown Canal. The treatment of the bridge is typical of mid-nineteenth-century design and is reflective of the investment made in transportation networks during the industrial age.