Railway Bridge In Haigh Hall Park is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 1998. Bridge.

Railway Bridge In Haigh Hall Park

WRENN ID
rusted-outpost-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wigan
Country
England
Date first listed
20 January 1998
Type
Bridge
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SD 50 NE 1484/5/10011

HAIGH HALL LANE (south side - off)

Railway bridge in Haigh Hall Park

II

Railway bridge. 1883-84 by Charles Badlock over the Whelley Loop Line. Pinkish-red brick with ashlar facings to abutments and ashlar plinths, cast-iron undercarriage and balustrade. Three straight-headed arches. Undercarriage has 13 girders. Abutments are faced with pilasters with frieze and moulded modillion cornices; these are surmounted by plinths with chamfered base, cavetto- and roll- moulding and pyramidal caps, between stretches of balustrade. The balustrade is approximately 30 metres in length has round-arched arcade on columns with scalloped base; chamfered copings. The ends of the balustrade are curved on section with end plinths. All plinths have moulded cornices and blocking courses.

This bridge is sited within Haigh Hall park, which was formerly included in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens at grade II, it was removed from the Register on the 30th of September 1999.

Listing NGR: SD5906807432

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