Description

SO 4073-4173 LEINTWARDINE CP -

11/54 Leintwardine Bridge

GV II

Road bridge over River Teme. Probably C18 and C19, widened in 1930.
Roughly squared sandstone rubble with sandstone dressings. Aligned roughly
north/south. Five segmental arches stepped up to the middle, each with
dressed voussoirs and dropped keystone above which is a string course.
A sixth flood arch to the south has three order segmental head, the outer
order with a roll moulding on the west side. Four cutwaters to each side.
Plain parapets with dressed copings curve off the bridge to north-east,
north-west and south-east. Two refuges inside west parapet. Plaque on
east parapet indicates that the bridge was widened by 12 feet in 1930. Another
plaque is inscribed:
HCC
369
COUNTY BRIDGE

Listing NGR: SO4041873825

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26475114

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6