Walcot Bridge

Walcot Bridge, dated 1782, is a road bridge over the River Tern designed by William Hayward, who worked from around 1740 to 1782. The bridge is constructed of ashlar and features three rusticated round arches with keyblocks. Above the arches, the cutwaters have semi-circular section 'pilasters' in the spandrels. There is a string course and a low parapet, which includes a central panel inscribed with the date MDCCLXXXII and the inscription "the last Edifice erected by that ingenious Architect William Hayward." The abutments of the bridge splay outwards and are finished with square piers. William Hayward is also known for designing the bridge over the River Tern at Atcham, Shropshire, and the bridge over the Thames at Henley, Oxfordshire, both completed in 1781.