Pershore Bridge

Pershore Bridge is a Grade II* listed structure, likely built in the late 15th century and later remodelled in the 17th and 18th centuries. The bridge features stone piers and arches, with a red brick parapet that has a deep saddleback stone coping. Some repairs have been made using blue brick, primarily in English or English Garden Wall bond.

The bridge has five main elliptical stone arches, each with voussoirs, and the central arch is the widest, featuring a keystone. There is also a flood-arch with a keystone at the north end, along with an additional angled flood-arch at the south end. The east side of the bridge includes five cutwaters and five refuges, while the west side has none. The parapet is adorned with a double dogtooth string-course at its base, and the end piers are made of both brick and stone. The parapet curves at the south-east corner to accommodate the abutment, flood-arch, and the east approach, extending south to border the main approach.

The central arch was enlarged by William Sandys around 1635 when the River Avon was made navigable from Tewkesbury to Stratford via Pershore. The bridge underwent further repairs and remodelling after sustaining damage during the Civil War.