Description

SU 16 SW WILCOT

5/135 Ladies-Bridge
27.5.64
II

Accommodation bridge over Kennet and Avon Canal. 1808, by John
Rennie. Limestone ashlar, with vermiculated stones forming arch
and end piers, and various patterned lozenge and triangular
vermiculated stones. Recessed panels with towel swags and fan
corners. Parapet has balustraded openings at ends and central
panel with swag and date. Soffit of bridge has line restication.
Large incised graffito of swan. Probably constructed as a feature
in Wilcot Manor park.

Listing NGR: SU1290560598

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26647748

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)