Teme Bridge

A road bridge over the River Teme with six arches. The core is probably C14. The south side was rebuilt in the C18 and the north side was widened by Telford in 1815. The bridge was widened again in 1868 and finally in 1908 by JH Garrett.

MATERIALS & PLAN: Ashlar with reinforced concrete widening and iron balustrade. The bridge has six spans and is angled towards the current at its middle.

To the north are three, C14 ashlar, ribbed, round arches with integral cutwaters to both sides (with three plain ashlar arches on south side which have integral cutwaters on the west side and a concrete pier and cutwater on the east side). There are reinforced concrete segmental-arched lining on both sides of the arches springing from the cutwaters, with that on the east side extended to form the road widening. There is a corbelled concrete balustrade beam on both sides. Early C20 cast-iron railings terminate at ashlar piers with pyramid caps with the north-east pier retaining a fluted cast-iron lamp standard. There is a cast-iron shield set on the parapet railing with an inscription reading THIS BRIDGE WAS REBUILT AND WIDENED BY COUNTY COUNCILS OF WORCESTERSHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE 1908.