Description

SE 91 NE SAXBY ALL SAINTS NORTH CARR LANE
(west side)

7/65 Saxby Bridge

GV II

Bridge. Mid C19 for the Commissioners of the Ancholme Drainage and
Navigation. Wrought-iron bridge with timber decking and squared limestone
abutments with ashlar dressings. Single span, of single carriageway width,
between abutments splayed out to roadway entrances. Abutments set on
sloping riverbanks; each has a broad chamfered plinth supporting the main
arches, a moulded cornice at deck level and a pair of rectangular piers with
chamfered plinths and caps flanking the roadway above and linked by coped
dwarf walls and railings to similar outer piers flanking the entrance.
Bridge span of 3 arched ribs with bolted latticed braces, carrying bolted
decking and railings with plain vertical bars between top and bottom rails.
A well-designed and well-built bridge, unaltered apart from minor repairs to
the deck.

Listing NGR: SE9721716438

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26630354

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)