White Bridge and attached wall and gate piers is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1967. Bridge.

White Bridge and attached wall and gate piers

WRENN ID
forbidden-joist-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1967
Type
Bridge
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

White Bridge, along with its attached wall and gate piers, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed from ashlar stone featuring edged herringbone tooling and smooth-faced ashlar dressings. The bridge runs north-south, with a wall attached to the south that extends westward and ends in gate piers. The bridge is positioned to the right and the wall to the left.

The bridge features a single four-centred arch with a moulded surround and a balustrade adorned with trefoil-headed arcading, painted white. This balustrade sweeps around to the front and ends in stepped buttresses. To the left, there is a crenellated abutment with a round-headed niche, which ramps down to a pedestalled buttress. The attached wall has a lobed top and includes a four-centred archway flanked by panelled pilasters and a keystone. The wall is finished with a pair of square-section piers that have chamfered rustication and pyramidal caps.

White Bridge and its wall and gate piers create a cohesive architectural feature that encloses the Italian Garden to the northwest. This structure is part of the significant garden layout at Alton Towers, which is listed at Grade I on the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Gardens Register.

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