Survey Data
Reg No
21904302
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Scientific, Technical
Previous Name
Goulbourne Bridge
Original Use
Bridge
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
116878, 126246
Date Recorded
16/07/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span road bridge, built c. 1831, spanning the River Allaghaun. Camber-headed arch with bevelled tooled limestone voussoirs and dressed stone block soffit. Springing from dressed stone piers with tooled limestone quoins and recent render skirting to base. Dressed limestone spandrels with tooled limestone stringcourse to side (north, south) elevations surmounted by dressed limestone parapet walls with tooled limestone coping. Dressed rubble stone abutments with parapet walls and battered dressed stone piers with tooled stone stringcourse and replacement render capping. Ruinous tarmac road over bridge.
Appraisal
The large scale and high quality construction and engineering methods demonstrated in this bridge distinguish it from it peers. It was designed and built by the engineer Richard Griffith. The bridge's wide span of 55 feet is greatly enhanced by the use of tooled limestone to form an aesthetically pleasing arch, while limestone stringcourses and coping further enliven the façades. Substantial abutments complement the scale of the bridge with battered piers enhancing their visual appeal. It cost £1,176 to build. It is currently out of use as the road was realigned across a new bridge which was built in 1978.