Bredwardine Bridge

This asset was previously listed twice also at List Entry 1157623. That entry was removed from the List on 10 April 2024.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20 April 2024 to include details from the de-listed duplicate entry and to reformat text to current standards.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 29 September 2021 to reformat the text to current standards.

SO 34 SW 6/1

SOUTH HEREFORDSHIRE BREDWARDINE CP Bredwardine Bridge.

29/9/52

II

Bridge. 1762-1764, restored 1921. Brick with some sandstone dressings. Six semi-circular headed arches, that at each end on dry ground. Outer pair of arches are lower. Segmental brick arches with labels and projecting sandstone keystones below dentilled cornice. Flat sandstone coping to parapet beneath which is a three-course projecting brick string. Stone coped parapet which slopes up from west end, then flattens out over second arch. The triangular cutwaters to left and right of the two central arches are taken up to the parapet and form pedestrian refuges. Stone dressed to base on upstream side and rising to brick broaches at springing level of arches. The road surface is tarmac with brick drainage channels.