Mythe Bridge
MYTHE BRIDGE, A438
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1282810
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Mythe Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- MYTHE BRIDGE, A438
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1282810
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Mythe Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- MYTHE BRIDGE, A438
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:
- MYTHE BRIDGE, A438
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Tewkesbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tewkesbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 88873 33737
Details
859-1/2/388
TEWKESBURY, A438,
THE MYTHE,
MYTHE BRIDGE
(Formerly listed as: THE MYTHE THE MYTHE MYTHE BRIDGE)
04-MAR-52
II*
The Mythe Bridge designed by Thomas Telford and dating to 1825.
EXTERIOR: The bridge is built of cast iron with stone abutments. It consists of a single segmental arch with a 52m span resting on a series of six ribs with small X-bracing carrying the diagonal crossed bracing to the spandrels beneath the beam to the road way and balustrade. At each abutment is a series of six tunnel vaults with pointed arches, stone quoins and separated by attached colonnettes.
HISTORY: The Mythe Bridge was built in 1823-6 by Thomas Telford with the main iron casting by William Hazeldine, the celebrated Shrewsbury ironmaster. The bridge is illustrated on the first edition (1884) Ordnance Survey map with a toll house at both the east and west end. The form of the bridge remains constant throughout the historic maps although it is known that the decking was strengthened with a reinforced concrete slab in 1923.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The Mythe Bridge built 1823-6 by Thomas Telford is listed at Grade II* for the following principal reasons:
* Technological interest: As a bridge of iron construction with a 52m span designed in the early 1820s, part of the first generation of this technologically significant type
* Engineering interest: As a significant bridge built by Thomas Telford.
The asset was previously listed twice also under the parish of Bushley as List entry 1238445. This entry was removed from the List on 03/07/2018.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 376564
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester, (1968), 115
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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