Description

CAMDEN

TQ2883NW PRINCE ALBERT ROAD
798-1/75/1343 Cumberland Footbridge over Grand
16/05/78 Union Canal to Outer Circle, Regents
Park
(Formerly Listed as:
REGENTS PARK
Cumberland Footbridge)

II*

Footbridge over Grand Union Canal. c1864. Manufactured by
Henry Grissell, London (date & name on beams). Cast-iron.
Single span rising in a gentle bow from masonry abutments.
Load bearing beam arches of H section carrying subsidiary
girders of footpath decking. Foliate running pattern
decoration in spandrels of bridge. Cast-iron railings with
enriched arcaded decoration with scroll-bracketed standards.
Portland stone abutments with rusticated plinth carrying piers
with cornices enriched with stiff leaf ornament. Piers
surmounted by cast-iron lamp posts with candelabra bases
having lion masks, column shafts, C20 reproduction lanterns
and single ladder bars. Approaches to bridge with coped
masonry parapets. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached to the
northern end, cast-iron railings with torch flambe finials,
curving on each side to tall stone piers surmounted by torch
flambe urns.

The asset was previously listed twice also under the parish of Marylebone. This entry was removed from the List on 30 November 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548660

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Recommended Books

• 
  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)