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SOWERBY BRIDGE
VICTORIA ROAD
Victoria Bridge

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Road bridge. Dated 1864. Contractors P Berry and Son, Sowerby Bridge. For Major R Stansfield of Fieldhouse (q.v). Stone and cast iron. Two-span bridge with central stone pier cut to a triangular face on west side and rounded on east side. Causeway base has sunk panels with raised pattern. Flanking causeway, are square end and central piers with pyramidal caps, the central piers having floral-decorated bases and carrying plaques with the bridge's name, contractor and patron. Between piers are railings of crossed diagonal, vertical and horizontal struts with a patera to centre of each cross. The open iron-work construction was designed to allow flood water to pass through.

Listing NGR: SE0587023390

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26409908

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair