Description

STANNINGTON BLAGDON
NZ 2177
13/73 The Stone Bridge,
160 metres north
of Blagdon Hall
28.4.69 (formerly listed as
Bridge in Garden of
Blagdon)
G.V. II
Bridge with statuary. Bridge dated 1860, statues by J.C. Lough dated 1869 and
1871. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings; marble statues. 3 round arches
with rusticated voussoirs, with smaller arch on south for garden path. Soffits
of arches have channeled rustication. Pilasters, impost band (carrying pilasters
over central piers), moulded string below parapet broken forward round pilasters.
Lower parts of central piers have arched niches, those on east with urns and
inscriptions JOHN DONKIN, MASON and M.W.R. (Matthew White Ridley) with date.
Parapet with low gabled coping and low pyramidal caps to pilasters, swept out
at ends to piers carrying life-size classical statues.

Listing NGR: NZ2164977177

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26294529

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5