Smeaton's Bridge
SMEATON'S BRIDGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274444
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Smeaton's Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- SMEATON'S BRIDGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274444
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Smeaton's Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- SMEATON'S BRIDGE
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:
- SMEATON'S BRIDGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Southill
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 14639 43158
Details
TL 14SW SOUTHILL SOUTHILL PARK
5/248 Smeaton's Bridge 31.10.66
- II
Bridge. Circa 1800. Named after John Smeaton (d.1792) engineer and friend of the Whitbreads, but most likely by Henry Holland (possibly using Smeaton's structural specifications) as part of his remodelling of Southill Park for Samuel Whitbread II. Red brick, the arch soffit faced in vitrified brick, with ashlar dressings. Single span bridge with elliptical arch. Parapets to both sides have stone piers and coping and plain brick walling, that to S elevation partly rebuilt. S elevation (over-looking lake) is faced in stone and has simple decoration of incised panels with round-headed niches to end piers. Parapet piers also haave incised panel decoration.
Listing NGR: TL1463943158
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 415243
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 2 Bedfordshire,
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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