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Bridge over River Beane at Ngr TL 3138 1403, Goldings Park

A Grade II Listed Building in Hertford, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8094 / 51°48'33"N

Longitude: -0.0957 / 0°5'44"W

OS Eastings: 531383

OS Northings: 214021

OS Grid: TL313140

Mapcode National: GBR KBJ.DNG

Mapcode Global: VHGPG.9S99

Plus Code: 9C3XRW53+QP

Entry Name: Bridge over River Beane at Ngr TL 3138 1403, Goldings Park

Listing Date: 9 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1268855

English Heritage Legacy ID: 461402

ID on this website: 101268855

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

TL3114SW NORTH ROAD, Goldings
817-1/5/302 Bridge over River Beane at NGR TL
3138 1403, Goldings Park

II

Bridge. 1869. One of a series built by Robert Smith, owner of
Goldings. Red and yellow brick, flint and stone dressings.
Elliptical arch with 3 headers of reds, alternating with stone
voussoirs, stone impost bands and stone keyblock with incised
circle with outer arch of yellow headers. Flint panels in
spandrels, battered piers to abutments which have flint panels
and red brick quoins, stone band; cornice of chamfered cream
header bricks set alternatively upright and inverted. Red
brick corbel band and stone upper band, red brick blocking
course to parapet which has panelled red brick piers with
moulded stone caps with low pyramidal tops. Stack bonded brick
balusters and stone copings.
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: TL3138314021

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