Description

WOLVERHAMPTON

SO9198NE WEDNESFIELD ROAD
895-1/12/356 Wednesfield Road High Level Railway
20/02/87 Bridge

GV II

Railway underbridge to high level line. 1848; widened on north
east side, c1870 and 1880. Brick abutments, ashlar dressings,
rivetted cast- iron decking and beams. On the later,
north-east, side the abutments curve round in quadrants which
terminate in stone quoined angles against the faces of the
adjoining retaining walls (q.v.). Above both quoined angles
there is a large painted stone pedestal with cornice and a
recessed panel on the outer face which contain a shield
inscribed: A.D. 1880. Between the pedestals, a riveted
cast-iron parapet in framed panels; in the central panel an
oval cast iron plate with figures: 1880 in its centre, and
lettering: ERECTED BY THE HORSELEY CO. LTD divided above and
below, and HENRY WOODHOUSE above and ENGINEER below against
rim of plate. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SO9187698993

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503957

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover