Iron Bridge, Approximately 275 Metres South of Marks Hall Cottages
IRON BRIDGE, APPROXIMATELY 275 METRES SOUTH OF MARKS HALL COTTAGES, MARKS HALL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1123124
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Iron Bridge, Approximately 275 Metres South of Marks Hall Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- IRON BRIDGE, APPROXIMATELY 275 METRES SOUTH OF MARKS HALL COTTAGES, MARKS HALL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1123124
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Iron Bridge, Approximately 275 Metres South of Marks Hall Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- IRON BRIDGE, APPROXIMATELY 275 METRES SOUTH OF MARKS HALL COTTAGES, MARKS HALL ROAD
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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:
- IRON BRIDGE, APPROXIMATELY 275 METRES SOUTH OF MARKS HALL COTTAGES, MARKS HALL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Coggeshall
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 84009 25191
Details
TL 82 NW COGGESHALL MARKS HALL ROAD
2/157 Iron Bridge, approximately 275 metres south of Marks Hall Cottages
GV II
Garden bridge. Circa 1800. Red brick with limestone copings and cast iron railings. Carries an estate road (of Marks Hall Estate) from E to W across Robin's Brook, width approximately 4.50 metres, length overall approximately 10 metres. Semi-circular arch (damaged on N side) with segmental coping of plain stone slabs. Cast iron railings each side, made of 6 large sections over the bridge itself, and 2 straight sections on the road approaches to the bridge, jointed together and sealed with lead. The NE straight section is dismounted and damaged at time of survey, March 1987; the SW straight section is missing. The sections over the bridge are of radial design with a central boss; the straight sections are of crossed diagonals; 3 plain vertical bars between the sections, 2 at each end. On the handrail are urn finials, 2 complete and one damaged on the N side, one damaged finial on the S side; all are mounted in square mortices and sealed with lead. The bosses are of lion's head design, sealed with lead into iron rings. On the N (inner) side of the S railing the 6 bosses are complete; on the S side of the same railing are 5 bosses, all but one cracked. On the S (inner) side of the N railing are 2 intact bosses and 2 damaged; on the N side of the same railing are 4 bosses. The carriageway and approaches were covered with concrete for wartime use; this could be removed. S of the bridge the river channel is contained by 2 brick walls with sloping stone copings terminating in square piers, each with a plain spiked railing with 3 stirrup stays. 3 iron ties through the bridge with simple roundels and square nuts at each end. Brick dam across N arch.
Listing NGR: TL8400925191
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 116185
- 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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