Description

NEWTON ST CYRES LANGFORD ROAD
SX 99 NW
6/20 New Bridge
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- II
Road bridge over railway and river. 1844-51. Built for Exeter and Crediton
Railway, Volcanic trap and engineering brick (both red and black), granite coping.
Embankments carrying Langford Road have battered abutments of black brick with
square red panels. 3-span bridge with segmental arches. Both piers on 3-legs with
sturdy bases of mixed dressed stone and black brick. Black-brick legs separated by
transverse round-headed arches. Main arches of red brick with volcanic rubble
above. The piers have pronounced batter and are carried up past the drip course at
road level to the parapet. Parapet of volcanic stone with internal recessed panels
enlivened by squares of black brick. Granite coping is weathered slightly to
outside rising slightly to cap the piers. (R A Williams, The London and South
Western Railway, 1968, p107).

Listing NGR: SX9005896779

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26596441

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)