Tempsford Bridge and Flanking Flood Bridges
TEMPSFORD BRIDGE AND FLANKING FLOOD BRIDGES, A1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1321633
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Tempsford Bridge and Flanking Flood Bridges
- Statutory Address:
- TEMPSFORD BRIDGE AND FLANKING FLOOD BRIDGES, A1
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- Date:
- 1999-09-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/01353/23
- Rights:
- © Mr Stan Saunders. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1321633
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Tempsford Bridge and Flanking Flood Bridges
- Statutory Address 1:
- TEMPSFORD BRIDGE AND FLANKING FLOOD BRIDGES, A1
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:
- TEMPSFORD BRIDGE AND FLANKING FLOOD BRIDGES, A1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bedford (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Roxton
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Tempsford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL1619254549
Details
TEMPSFORD Al
TL 15SE
2/86 Tempsford Bridge and
31.10.66 flanking flood bridges
- II
Bridge and floodbridges. Straddles boundary between parishes of Roxton and
Tempsford. 1814-20. Inscription on S side of bridge: "J Savage Architect,
1820. Johnson & Sons Builders." Mostly dressed sandstone quarried at Sandy,
but the cutwaters, arches and S face band of river bridge are of Bramley fall
stone. River bridge: approx 50m long and 10m wide. 3 broad segmental arches
with projecting keystones. Cutwaters both up and downstream. Round arched
bridlepath tunnel on E bank. Plain parapets terminating in octagonal piers.
Flood bridges to W and E; both similar to main bridge but with 7 smaller and
lower segmental arches. Similar plain parapets terminating in octagonal
piers. Crown Property and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
cf. Beds County Council, Sites and Monuments Record: Item No. 5994/6 Notes
on buildings and accounts.
Listing NGR: TL1619254549
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 38455
- 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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