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Lowertown Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Helston, Cornwall

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Latitude: 50.1159 / 50°6'57"N

Longitude: -5.277 / 5°16'37"W

OS Eastings: 165825

OS Northings: 29121

OS Grid: SW658291

Mapcode National: GBR Z0.ZWCW

Mapcode Global: VH133.HC40

Plus Code: 9C2P4P8F+96

Entry Name: Lowertown Bridge

Listing Date: 17 June 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1141990

English Heritage Legacy ID: 66370

Also known as: Bridge At Sw 631297

ID on this website: 101141990

Location: Wendron, Cornwall, TR13

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Wendron

Built-Up Area: Helston

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Sithney

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Road bridge

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Listing Text

SW 62 NE WENDRON LOWERTOWN
PART IN SITHNEY

7/383 Lowertown Bridge
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II


Road bridge over the River Cober. Circa mid C19, widened circa late C19 or early
C20. Granite rubble and roughly dressed granite, iron railings.
3-span bridge with square ended piers with granite lintels between and with low
parapets of large granite blocks. Simple iron handrails threaded through ball joints over simple iron stanchions set into the parapets and round-headed granite monolithic terminal piers at either end.
Built on the clapper bridge principle and unaltered since widening.


Listing NGR: SW6582529120

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