Canal Bridge Number 50 (Preston Hill Farm Bridge) is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1990. Canal bridge.

Canal Bridge Number 50 (Preston Hill Farm Bridge)

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Country
England
Date first listed
4 January 1990
Type
Canal bridge
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SP16SE 1457-1/5/97 04/01/90

PRESTON BAGOT SOUTH STRATFORD CANAL Canal Bridge No.50

II

Also known as: Preston Hill Farm Bridge SOUTH STRATFORD CANAL.

Split bridge. c1812-1816, restored 1980s. Brick abutments and walls, with cast-iron rails and decks. Abutments support 2 cantilevered decks with integral x-framed handrails and are split for tow ropes. Splayed parapet walls with brick copings, rebuilt 1980s. The South Stratford Canal was constructed between 1793-1816 at a cost of £500,000. 13.5 miles of the canal from Kingswood Junction, Lapworth to Stratford-upon-Avon was leased by the National Trust in 1960 from the British Waterways Board for restoration. The National Trust acquired the freehold c1964.

Listing NGR: SP1659563940

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