Survey Data
Reg No
22206608
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1855 - 1860
Coordinates
184773, 134522
Date Recorded
30/05/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch hump back road bridge, over River Ara, dated 1857. Roughly-dressed limestone walls with cut sandstone string course over margined rock-faced limestone voussoirs to segmental arch. Plaques to north and south parapet walls.
Appraisal
The simple form of this road bridge is enhanced by the textural variation created by the roughly-dressed limestone walls and the margined rock-faced voussoirs. The plaques to the parapet wall are of particular interest commemorating the country surveyor, W.H. Deane, responsible for the bridge's construction. Located within a rural setting the bridge has become an important link between newly-built houses and Shronell crossroads.