Bridge Over River Beane at NGR TL 3131 1411, Goldings Park
BRIDGE OVER RIVER BEANE AT NGR TL 3131 1411, GOLDINGS PARK, NORTH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268854
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Bridge Over River Beane at NGR TL 3131 1411, Goldings Park
- Statutory Address:
- BRIDGE OVER RIVER BEANE AT NGR TL 3131 1411, GOLDINGS PARK, NORTH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268854
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Bridge Over River Beane at NGR TL 3131 1411, Goldings Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRIDGE OVER RIVER BEANE AT NGR TL 3131 1411, GOLDINGS PARK, NORTH 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.
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:
- BRIDGE OVER RIVER BEANE AT NGR TL 3131 1411, GOLDINGS PARK, NORTH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hertford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 31310 14110
Details
HERTFORD
TL3114SW NORTH ROAD, Goldings
817-1/5/301 Bridge over River Beane at NGR TL
3131 1411, Goldings Park
II
Bridge. 1869. One of a series built by Robert Smith, owner of
Goldings. Red and yellow brick, flint and stone dressings.
Elliptical arch with 3 headers of reds, alternating with stone
voussoirs, stone impost bands and stone triple keyblock with
outer arch of yellow headers. Flint panels in spandrels,
battered piers to abutments which have flint panels and red
brick quoins, stone band; cornice of chamfered cream header
bricks set alternatively upright and inverted. Red brick
corbel band and stone upper band, red panelled red brick piers
with moulded stone caps, low pyramidal tops. Stack bonded
brick balusters and stone copings.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Robert Smith inherited the Goldings Estate in
1861 and demolished the old mansion, diverting and
reconstructing the nearby Watton Turnpike, and building a
series of bridges in 1869 to carry the road, and the drive to
Goldings over the 'Goldings Canal' and mill race of the River
Beane.
(Hertfordshire Countryside: Campbell D: Goldings: a curious
Hertfordshire Mansion: Letchworth: 1946-1973: 34-5, 38; Dixon
R: Victorian Architecture: London: 1978-: 50-2, 257; Girouard
M: The Victorian Country House: New Haven and London: 1979-:
84-5, 438).
Listing NGR: TL3131014110
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461401
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Girouard, M, The Victorian Country House, (1971), 84-85 438
Dixon, R, Muthesius, S, Victorian Architecture, (1978), 50-52 257
Hertfordshire Countryside in Hertfordshire Countryside, (1946-1973), 34-35 38
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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