GALTON BRIDGE INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILWAY BRIDGE SPAN, ROEBUCK LANE BIRMINGHAM CANAL BIRMINGHAM LEVEL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1214833
Date first listed:: 02-Aug-1972
List Entry Name:: GALTON BRIDGE INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILWAY BRIDGE SPAN, ROEBUCK LANE BIRMINGHAM CANAL BIRMINGHAM LEVEL
Statutory Address:: GALTON BRIDGE INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILWAY BRIDGE SPAN, ROEBUCK LANE BIRMINGHAM CANAL BIRMINGHAM LEVEL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1214833
Date first listed:: 02-Aug-1972
Date of most recent amendment:: 28-Feb-1989
List Entry Name:: GALTON BRIDGE INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILWAY BRIDGE SPAN, ROEBUCK LANE BIRMINGHAM CANAL BIRMINGHAM LEVEL
Statutory Address 1:: GALTON BRIDGE INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILWAY BRIDGE SPAN, ROEBUCK LANE BIRMINGHAM CANAL BIRMINGHAM LEVEL

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

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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.

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

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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Location

Statutory Address:: GALTON BRIDGE INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILWAY BRIDGE SPAN, ROEBUCK LANE BIRMINGHAM CANAL BIRMINGHAM LEVEL

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

District:: Sandwell (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SP 01502 89342

Details

In the entry for SANDWELL MB BIRMINGHAM CANAL 9/13 18/13 Birmingham Level, Smethwick

Galton Bridge, Roebuck Lane

The address shall be amended to read: BIRMINGHAM CANAL Birmingham Level, Smethwick

Galton Bridge including attached railway bridge span, Roebuck Lane

The following shall be added at the end of the description:

Later C19 section over railway to south-west has similar brick and stone abutments, the north-eastern a continuation of that of the earlier section. Single rounded brick arch with cast iron railings and lamps.

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SANDWELL MB BIRMINGHAM CANAL SP 0189 SW SP 08 NW Birmingham Level, Smethwick 9/13 Galton Bridge, 18/13 Roebuck Lane 2.8.72 I

Road bridge, now footbridge, over New Main Line of Birmingham Canal. 1829 by Telford. Cast iron. Brick abutments have some sandstone dressings. Single segmental arch of 150 foot span carries road across Smethwick cutting. Arch formed by girders pierced in lattice pattern, with lattice bracing in spandrels. "Horsley Iron Works 1829" is said to be cast in four places. "Galton Bridge" is cast above the centre on each side. Cast iron railings terminate at stone piers with Gothic blind tracery. Named after Samuel Tertius Galton, one of the BCN committee.

Listing NGR: SP0150289342

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Legacy System number:: 219212
Legacy System:: LBS

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