Description

TL 3517 THUNDRIDGE CAMBRIDGE ROAD
Wadesmill
9/10 Wadesmill Bridge
over River Rib in middle of
village

GV II

Roadbridqe over River Rib. 1824-5 by Mr Robson for Cheshunt
Turnpike Trustees: contractors Brough & Smith of London.
Grey/yellow brick with grey granite columns, string course, and
haunched beams and reused limestone copings. 31 feet wide, with
2 semi-circular arches of 25 foot span, resting centrally on a
row of 6 unfluted Greek Doric columns, each of 2 drums of grey
granite, with an angled haunching of granite at the springing
of each arch. The river is at a slight angle to the road and a
projecting plain brick dripcourse over the 18 inch arch rings
obscures any irregularity on the side faces. A stepped pilaster
buttress marks each abbutment and a slightly out-curved brick
wall, topped by a brick parapet over the granite string course,
extends to a square landward pier at each corner. The chamfered
stone coping and pier cappings were probably reused from the 1767
repairs to the previous bridge. The original iron latticed side
rails to the central spans were replaced to a simpler pattern
after being damaged in 1966. An unusual Neo-Classical design.
Branch Johnson notes that it is one of the best bridges in the
county (Branch Johnson (1970) 113).

Listing NGR: TL3588517456

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26349416

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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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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)