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Bridge Carrying North Road over River Beane at Ngr TL 3148 1373

A Grade II Listed Building in Hertford, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8068 / 51°48'24"N

Longitude: -0.0944 / 0°5'39"W

OS Eastings: 531480

OS Northings: 213730

OS Grid: TL314137

Mapcode National: GBR KBJ.LZ5

Mapcode Global: VHGPG.9VZ9

Plus Code: 9C3XRW44+P7

Entry Name: Bridge Carrying North Road over River Beane at Ngr TL 3148 1373

Listing Date: 9 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1268852

English Heritage Legacy ID: 461399

ID on this website: 101268852

Location: Broadoak End, East Hertfordshire, SG14

County: Hertfordshire

District: East Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Hertford

Built-Up Area: Hertford

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Waterford St Michael and All Angels

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description



HERTFORD

TL3113NW NORTH ROAD, Goldings
817-1/5/298 Bridge carrying North Road over
River Beane at NGR TL 3148 1373

II

Bridge. 1869. One of a series built by Robert Smith, owner of
Goldings. Red and yellow brick abutments, cast-iron girders
and cast-iron balustrade. Riveted plate girders with moulded
cast-iron cover plate above, pierced balustrade panels with
pattern of 3 circles, with 3 triangles above and below,
moulded top rail, barleysugar twist columns with pyramidal
caps. Yellow brick abutments with stone bands and red recessed
panels, piers with roll moulded stone caps with low pyramidal
tops, curved brick parapet walls with stone copings on
approaches.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Robert Smith inherited the Goldings estate in
1861 and demolished the old mansion, diverting and
reconstructing the nearby Watton Turnpike, and building a
series of bridges in 1869 to carry the road, and the drive to
Goldings over the 'Goldings Canal' and mill race of the River
Beane.
(Hertfordshire Countryside: Campbell D: Goldings: a curious
Hertfordshire Mansion: Letchworth: 1946-1973: 34-5, 38; Dixon
R: Victorian Architecture: London: 1978-: 50-2, 257; Girouard
M: The Victorian Country House: New Haven and London: 1979-:
84-5, 438).


Listing NGR: TL3148013730

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