Road Bridge Over River Isle
ROAD BRIDGE OVER RIVER ISLE, KNOWLE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056163
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Road Bridge Over River Isle
- Statutory Address:
- ROAD BRIDGE OVER RIVER ISLE, KNOWLE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056163
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Road Bridge Over River Isle
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROAD BRIDGE OVER RIVER ISLE, KNOWLE LANE
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ROAD BRIDGE OVER RIVER ISLE, KNOWLE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Knowle St. Giles
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 34074 11266
Details
KNOWLE ST GILES CP KNOWLE LANE ST31SW Road bridge over River Isle 1/64 - - II
Road bridge over river. Probably C19. but possibly incorporating earlier fragments, Local stone rubble, ashlar dressinqs. Two segmental arches, one dry: stepped parapet with plain copjngs, some chamfered edges, some rounded edged, the parapets 'waisted' on plan, with serpentine corners to all but south-west corner, now straightened: cutwater on south side. Site of bridge probably old, but probably altered when the Chard canal opened in l42, forced the raisin: of this section of road. (VCH Somerset. Vol IV, 1978, Pl57).
Listing NGR: ST3407411266
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262191
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, (1978), 157
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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