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Lugg Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Stapleton, County of Herefordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2755 / 52°16'31"N

Longitude: -3.0031 / 3°0'11"W

OS Eastings: 331655

OS Northings: 264622

OS Grid: SO316646

Mapcode National: GBR B6.YMBY

Mapcode Global: VH772.W2RF

Plus Code: 9C4R7XGW+5Q

Entry Name: Lugg Bridge

Listing Date: 16 October 1967

Last Amended: 25 January 2018

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1076992

English Heritage Legacy ID: 149171

ID on this website: 101076992

Location: County of Herefordshire, LD8

County: County of Herefordshire

Civil Parish: Stapleton

Built-Up Area: Presteigne

Traditional County: Radnorshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire

Church of England Parish: Presteigne with Discoed

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

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Summary


Road bridge. C17, with late C20 alterations.

Description


Road bridge. C17, with late C20 alterations.

MATERIALS: built of roughly coursed sandstone.

DESCRIPTION: the road bridge spans the River Lugg, connecting Stapleton in Herefordshire, England with Presteigne in Powys, Wales. The bridge comprises three semi-circular arches with voussoirs. The central arch is flanked by full-height triangular cutwaters to both the down and upstream sides; these support refuges above. The parapets have plain, flat, coping stones.

History


Lugg Bridge, a road bridge over the River Lugg connecting Stapleton in Herefordshire, England with Presteigne in Powys, Wales, appears to have been built in the C17. In the late C20 the bridge was strengthened, and following the lowering of the river bed to alleviate flooding, concrete ‘aprons’ were added around the base of the cutwaters.

Reasons for Listing


Lugg Bridge in Stapleton, Herefordshire is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Architectural interest:

* as a well-constructed example of a post-medieval, multi-span road bridge with semi-circular arches and triangular cutwaters illustrating post-medieval bridge building techniques.

Historic interest:

* despite later alterations, its post-medieval characteristics and form remain evident, retaining a good degree of historic fabric.

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