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Willow Bridge, with adjacent Railings and Culvert Arch

A Grade II Listed Building in Offa, Wrexham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0424 / 53°2'32"N

Longitude: -2.9903 / 2°59'25"W

OS Eastings: 333702

OS Northings: 349916

OS Grid: SJ337499

Mapcode National: GBR 76.D646

Mapcode Global: WH88Z.1SBH

Plus Code: 9C5V22R5+XV

Entry Name: Willow Bridge, with adjacent Railings and Culvert Arch

Listing Date: 31 January 1994

Last Amended: 31 January 1994

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1758

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300001758

Location: Carries the Salop Road over the River Gwenfro, near the junction of Willow Road, which formerly led to the Willow Brewery. The railings run back alongside Willow Road to the culvert arch.

County: Wrexham

Community: Offa

Community: Offa

Built-Up Area: Wrexham

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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History

Bridge, with railings and wall bounding river, and bridge over culvert under former brewery site. The bridge is dated 1877, and it is likely that the railings were erected at about the same time.

Exterior

Coursed and squared stone. Single arched span with 2-centred arch with double ring of voussoirs. Parapet with octagonal terminal piers (one missing on east side), and raking coping. Inscribed stone on inner face of parapet reads 'Willow Bridge. This bridge was erected by Peter Walker of the Willow Brewery April 1877'. Line of the parapet continues as a return wall along Willow Street, forming the plinth for an iron railing with spear-head finials. Continuing this line beyond octagonal stone gate piers, is a length of more ornate spear-head railings with a middle rail and urn finials to principal posts. Segmental arch to culvert beyond is brick with moulded stone springers, keystone and cornice. Moulded cornice to roughly coursed and squared rubble embankment wall on opposite side of river.

Reasons for Listing

An interesting design of bridge, which, together with the ancillary railings and culvert arch, forms a significant relic of Wrexham's industrial history.

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