Netham Locks, Including Remains of Bridge

NETHAM LOCKS, INCLUDING REMAINS OF BRIDGE, FEEDER ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1025059
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1990
List Entry Name:
Netham Locks, Including Remains of Bridge
Statutory Address:
NETHAM LOCKS, INCLUDING REMAINS OF BRIDGE, FEEDER ROAD
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1025059
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1990
Date of most recent amendment:
30-Dec-1994
List Entry Name:
Netham Locks, Including Remains of Bridge
Statutory Address 1:
NETHAM LOCKS, INCLUDING REMAINS OF BRIDGE, FEEDER ROAD

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
NETHAM LOCKS, INCLUDING REMAINS OF BRIDGE, FEEDER ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
City of Bristol (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
ST 61595 72708

Details

BRISTOL

ST6172 FEEDER ROAD, Netham 901-1/43/1624 (North side) 11/07/90 Netham Locks, including remains of bridge (Formerly Listed as: FEEDER ROAD, Netham Netham Lock and Bridge)

GV II

Lock. c1809. By William Jessop. Squared Pennant stone, and timber lock gates. Splayed entrances to the lock, lock walls rebated to house the 2 sets of lock gates, and abutments between them for the canal bridge over the lock. The west side of the bridge, with a coped parapet wall, survives, and the ramped path up to the bridge from the east of the Feeder Road side. Angled granite setts for the higher swing gates. Netham Lock is the entrance to the Feeder Canal and the Floating Harbour, designed and built by William Jessop in 1804-9. (Lord J and Southam J: The Floating Harbour: Bristol: 1983-: 36).

Listing NGR: ST6159572708

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
379567
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Lord, J, Southam, J, The Floating Harbour, (1983), 36

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of Netham Locks, Including Remains of Bridge

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