Bridge Over Railway In Sydney Gardens

The bridge over the railway in Sydney Gardens, built around 1840 by I.K. Brunel for the Great Western Railway, is a notable structure. It features a limestone ashlar parapet, piers, and a south face, with a dark engineering brick north archivolt and numerous repairs to the intrados. The exterior includes an angled semi-elliptical arch spanning the railway, as well as a semicircular arch over the footpath at the west abutment, which is pierced by three semicircular arches that provide views from the footpath to the railway line. The stone parapet is designed with a coped top, semicircular heads and bases for narrow pierced vertical panels, and a plinth or cornice above the arch. The north-west corner of the parapet curves down towards the footpath.