Wansford Bridge (To Cambridgeshire County Boundary) is a Grade I listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. A Medieval Bridge.
Wansford Bridge (To Cambridgeshire County Boundary)
- WRENN ID
- grey-stronghold-vale
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Country
- England
- Type
- Bridge
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wansford Bridge, located on London Road in Sibson-cum-Stibbington, is a Grade I listed road bridge that formerly carried the Great North Road over the River Nene. The bridge features twelve arches, with the seven northernmost arches dated 'PM 1577', indicating the involvement of the Peterborough Magistry and Sir Edward Brudenell of Deene, who was the treasurer and surveyor. The next three arches have inscriptions on the east side cutwater that read 'HVC NORTH P REPARAT SVTV COMITAT 1674' and 'P HVNT HVC REPARAT SVTV COMITAT 1672', indicating repairs made in the 17th century. A rebuilding effort included a single span across the main stream and a small side arch, both dated 1795, with oval plaques above the keystones on the east and west sides.
The bridge is constructed from freestone limestone blocks with freestone and ashlar dressings, featuring stones with mason's marks. It has twelve arches in total, with ten arches to the north that have coped parapets and a moulded string course that runs continuously around V-shaped cutwaters to the piers on the west side. The east side features 16th-century piers also with cutwaters. The coped parapet is plain on the 18th-century arches, which have a wider roadway. The seven northern arches are semi-circular and consist of two plain square orders, with three having an added internal order. The three repaired arches are semi-circular with one plain order, while the southern arch is semi-circular with ashlar dressings and a rising keystone that has moulded detail.
This stone bridge replaced an earlier wooden bridge with eight arches that was damaged by floods in 1571. In 1795, the original thirteen arches were reduced to ten due to damage from ice and floods. The Wansford bypass was constructed in 1929.
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