Bristol Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1959. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Bristol Bridge
- WRENN ID
- tall-bronze-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 January 1959
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BRISTOL
ST5872NE 901-1/42/514
BRISTOL BRIDGE, Centre
Bristol Bridge
08/01/59
II
Bridge. 1764-68. By James Bridges. Widened 1873-4. Courtfield limestone ashlar and cast-iron. Classical style. A central segmental arch flanked by 2 semicircular arches, with rusticated voussoirs, soffits and pilaster strips, covered by a c1873 cast-iron deck with paired cast-iron Doric columns to steel pavement extensions.
HISTORICAL NOTE: similar to the original Westminster Bridge. The bridge was built by Thomas Paty; the Portland stone balustrade and 4 domed toll houses were removed in 1873-4, but were illustrated by Samuel Jackson 1824.
(Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bristol: Bath: 1952-: 114; Greenacre F and Stoddard S: The Bristol Landscape; The Watercolours of Samuel Jackson: Bristol: 1986-: 13).
Listing NGR: ST5900472904
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