Survey Data
Reg No
22108103
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Foot bridge
In Use As
Foot bridge
Date
1845 - 1850
Coordinates
189142, 135372
Date Recorded
20/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-arch painted wrought-iron footbridge, built 1848. Pseudo-three-centered arch structure with wrought-iron lattice decking, and wrought-iron lattice parapets. Accessed by flights of wrought-iron steps from each side having paired cast-iron piers with ball finials to flights of steps. Set of four decorative cast-iron Corinthian columns to junction of steps and bridge, with decorative bases on concrete plinths.
Appraisal
This elegant and decorative bridge forms a group with the other railway structures. It is an attractive feature in the surrounding streetscape, and shows a high level of craftsmanship in its construction.