Town Bridge Over Weaver Navigation, And Control Cabin is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. A C19 Bridge.
Town Bridge Over Weaver Navigation, And Control Cabin
- WRENN ID
- leaning-stair-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1986
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SJ 67 SE NORTHWICH C.P. BULL RING
5/28 Town Bridge over Weaver Navigation, and Control Cabin
II
Swing bridge, 1899, steel, of one pivoted span with asymmetrical bowstring lattice girders; pivot on west bank of river. Barrier with spiked railing on railway track at west end of bridge; pair of steel gates at east end on ornate cast iron posts. A cast iron plaque at west end of each girder is inscribed, in raised capitals, ERECTED BY THE WEAVER NAVIGATION TRUSTEES: 1899; ENGINEER J.A.SANER M.INST.C.E.: CONTRACTOR FOR METALWORK A.HANDYSIDE & COMPANY LTD. DERBY AND LONDON. Timber framed weatherboarded control cabin north of bridge on west bank has wide-eaved hipped roof with ornate finials; small-pane casements form a continuous band to river side and ends of cabin; fixed steel ladder, with guardrail, to river bank. This and Hayhurst Bridge (q.v.) are believed to be the earliest electrically powered swing bridges in Britain.
Listing NGR: SJ6567473842
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