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Bridge About 280 Yards North of Downton Castle (That Part in Leintwardine)

A Grade II Listed Building in Downton, County of Herefordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3708 / 52°22'14"N

Longitude: -2.8161 / 2°48'57"W

OS Eastings: 344533

OS Northings: 275062

OS Grid: SO445750

Mapcode National: GBR BF.RRCY

Mapcode Global: VH76M.4NLX

Entry Name: Bridge About 280 Yards North of Downton Castle (That Part in Leintwardine)

Listing Date: 19 February 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1082073

English Heritage Legacy ID: 149515

Location: Downton, County of Herefordshire, SY8

County: County of Herefordshire

Civil Parish: Downton

Traditional County: Herefordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire

Church of England Parish: Wigmore Abbey

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

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Listing Text

SO 47 NW LEINTWARDINE CP -

2/49 Bridge about 280 yards
north of Downton Castle
(that part in Leintwardine
CP)

V II


Bridge over Stone Brook. Circa 1861. Roughly coursed sandstone rubble with
sandstone dressings. Aligned north-north-east/south-south-west. West
elevation has single span flat two-centred arch of two chamfered orders dying
into tall jambs. The arch is flanked by embattled angled refuges supported
on corbels. To either bank is a small arch with a two-centred head. To the
right is a weathered buttress. Several loops. Moulded string beneath gabled
parapet. At the south end is a pair of octagonal piers with pyramidcal cappings
from which return to east and west two stepped walls. North end of eastern
parapet curves in broad north-easterly sweep. The west parapet curves into
the adjacent Lodge (qv). Downton Castle is in Downton CP (See also under
Downton CP).


Listing NGR: SO4453375062

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