Waterworks at Blagdon: Road Bridge over the By-wash is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 March 2015. Bridge.

Waterworks at Blagdon: Road Bridge over the By-wash

WRENN ID: idle-screen-curlew
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: North Somerset
Country: England
Date first listed: 20 March 2015
Type: Bridge
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Road bridge spanning the by-wash (qv) at the north end of the earth dam at Blagdon Lake (the former Yeo Reservoir), designed by the architect and engineer Charles Hawksley as part of the waterworks at Blagdon (1898-1905).

A three span bridge constructed of stone ashlar. To either side of the bridge, the base of each span has projecting cut-waters capped with domed copings. The spans have slightly pointed arches with decorative moulded architraves with a coved cornice above set under the parapet of the bridge, which is terminated by square piers with pyramid copings.

Find Similar Buildings

Detailed Attributes

Structured analysis including materials, construction techniques, architect attribution, and related listed building consent applications. Sign in or create a free account to view.

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.