Musgrave's Bridge

Single-span bridge, erected c1805, designed by John Rennie the Elder (1761-1821).

MATERIALS The bridge is constructed with red brick laid in English bond, having fired red clay coping, and masonry coping to the end of each parapet wall.

DESCRIPTION The bridge comprises an elliptical arch with red brick voussoirs, flanked by splayed abutment walls. The spandrel walls are surmounted by a red brick stringcourse and parapet wall, with fired red clay coping to the parapet. The bridge carries an earth and gravel carriageway from West Fen Lane on the east, to Musgrave’s Farm and Folly Lane to the west. Musgrave’s Bridge is one of a series of bridges spanning the West Fen Catchwater Drain, engineered by John Rennie, including Frith Bank Bridge (NHLE 1063570), and Clarey’s Bridge (NHLE 1267366). Each is a single-span bridge designed by John Rennie the Elder, listed at Grade II, and dating to c1805.