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Former Road Bridge on Dismantled Railway

A Grade II Listed Building in South Cerney, Gloucestershire

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Latitude: 51.6652 / 51°39'54"N

Longitude: -1.9095 / 1°54'34"W

OS Eastings: 406358

OS Northings: 196270

OS Grid: SU063962

Mapcode National: GBR 3RL.J21

Mapcode Global: VHB2Y.VDDT

Plus Code: 9C3WM38R+36

Entry Name: Former Road Bridge on Dismantled Railway

Listing Date: 27 February 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1341004

English Heritage Legacy ID: 129569

ID on this website: 101341004

Location: Cotswold, Gloucestershire, GL7

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cotswold

Civil Parish: South Cerney

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: South Cerney All Hallows

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


SOUTH CERNEY SPINE ROAD
SU 09 NE
(west side)
9/268 Former road bridge on
dismantled railway
II
Former road bridge on dismantled Midland and South-West Junction
Railway, by-passed by Spine Road to east. Line opened 1870s, from
Cheltenham to Andover via Swindon. Red brick with blue brick
coping. Total length about 60m with 10 splayed arches rising in
gentle curve with transverse supporting walls pierced by 2 round-
headed and round-based hollow arches forming view from end to end.
Total width about 5 or 6m. Four projecting courses of brick run
above the 4 courses which form the "voussoirs". Piers at south end
only. This remains an important landscape element as well as
being a historic reminder of the former railway line.


Listing NGR: SU0635896270

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