Description

SJ 63 NW MORETON SAY C.P. SHAVINGTON PARK SJ 6447 3894

5/118 The north-western of 10.2.59 the two Shavington Bridges approx. 650 metres to south-west of Bankhouse Farmhouse (formerly listed as Bridges at Shavington Hall)

GV II

Bridge. Probably late C18, widened in 1940. Grey sandstone ashlar. 2 segmental arches with round-topped circular breakwaters and flanking pilaster buttresses. Quadrant wing walls. Moulded string course to parapet and square end piers with globe finials (only one at north-west and remaining. July 1986). Initially built by the estate this bridge and its neighbour (see Adderley C.P.) were Widened by the County Council in 1940, reusing the ashlar masonry. The bridges carry the minor road from Adderley to Wilkesley across the River Duckow at a point where it has been widened to form an ornamental lake known as the Long Pool. Bankhouse farmhouse is in Adderley C.P. and is not included on this list. Anthony Blackwall, Historic Bridges of Shropshire, Shropshire Libraries, p.66.

Listing NGR: SJ6448438943

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Care and Repair