Railway Bridge Over the River Trent
RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER TRENT, TRENT LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280933
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Railway Bridge Over the River Trent
- Statutory Address:
- RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER TRENT, TRENT LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280933
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Railway Bridge Over the River Trent
- Statutory Address 1:
- RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER TRENT, TRENT LANE
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:
- RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER TRENT, TRENT LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- South Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Melbourne
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 38902 27511
Details
SK 32 NE PARISH OF MELBOURNE TRENT LANE, KINGS 3/169 NEWTON (North Side) Railway Bridge over the River Trent II Railway bridge. 1867. Cast iron with wooden decking, and rock faced stone. Wide cast iron bridge on six rows of supports with stone abutments to either end. The rows of supports are made up of five columns with bracketed tops, those to outside with bracketed tops lower and supporting pierced braces with central roundels to either side and a central pier with an attached half column. Inner columns carry riveted plate girders whilst outer columns have a raised and fielded panel over the half column and lattice work girders to either side. Wooden decking to top and pierced parapets to sides with panels to base and plain piers. Part of the Derby to Ashby line, opened in 1867, principally to provide a rail link to transport milk and vegetables to London.
Listing NGR: SK3890227511
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 83153
- 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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