Gloucester Gate Bridge
GLOUCESTER GATE BRIDGE, GLOUCESTER GATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078329
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Gloucester Gate Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- GLOUCESTER GATE BRIDGE, GLOUCESTER GATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078329
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Gloucester Gate Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- GLOUCESTER GATE BRIDGE, GLOUCESTER GATE
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:
- GLOUCESTER GATE BRIDGE, GLOUCESTER GATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 28621 83510
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2883NE GLOUCESTER GATE
798-1/76/574 Gloucester Gate Bridge
14/05/74
II
Bridge, formerly over the Cumberland Basin arm of Regent's
Canal, now dry. Dedication stone at north-west end dated 11
August 1877. By William Booth Scott, Engineer for the Vestry
of St Pancras; Contractors Kirk and Randall. Red and purple
brick with red sandstone. Central parapets cast-iron
(supported on cast-iron beams over tunnel entrance with
modillion brackets), flanking of sandstone; all in pierced
design with central bosses of stylised flowers. Abutments
flanking tunnel entrance (now sealed) surmounted by elaborate
bronze lampstandards in the form of candelabra (south-west
standard missing), repeating floral motif with foliage.
Inscribed "Gardner/Strand" and signed "Wm. Booth Scott". At
north-east end inset bronze bas relief plaque depicting the
martyrdom of St Pancras by CE Fucigna, presented by William
Thornton. Attached to both northern ends, cast-iron railings
with ball and spike finials leading to sandstone piers
surmounted by foliated features. North and south abutments
under sandstone parapets, red brick with recessed panels
containing rubbed brick roundels.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the Cumberland Basin arm was constructed
1813-16 running to the west of Regent's Park and Albany Street
and ending in a basin at Cumberland Market. Filled in 1942-3.
Listing NGR: TQ2862183510
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477248
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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