Footbridge Over River Swilgate is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1973. Footbridge.
Footbridge Over River Swilgate
- WRENN ID
- gilded-threshold-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1973
- Type
- Footbridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TEWKESBURY
SO8932 SWILGATE ROAD 859-1/6/340 (South side (off)) 27/07/73 Footbridge over River Swilgate
II
Footbridge over River Swilgate. c1850. Cast-iron, brick, sandstone. Narrow footway carried on 2 cast-iron plates supported on brick central pier and abutments, capped in weathered sandstone. The plates are reinforced with 2 ribs each under the walkway, and have edge beams which rise to the centre. Balustrade has plain vertical rails and handrail stayed by iron scroll supporters, carried on projecting brackets cast with main plates and continued 2 bays beyond the opening each end: there are 7 bays with 8 supporters each side. The brick abutments are splayed out, and are pierced by trimmed elliptical flood-water openings. Concrete paving at outer ends. Total length approx 10m. A characteristically direct piece of C19 engineering, but without identifying founder or other information. The footbridge is still in constant use.
Listing NGR: SO8938732583
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