Railway Bridge Over Main Line Railway Taunton to Bristol
RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER MAIN LINE RAILWAY TAUNTON TO BRISTOL, OUTWOOD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344694
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Railway Bridge Over Main Line Railway Taunton to Bristol
- Statutory Address:
- RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER MAIN LINE RAILWAY TAUNTON TO BRISTOL, OUTWOOD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344694
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Railway Bridge Over Main Line Railway Taunton to Bristol
- Statutory Address 1:
- RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER MAIN LINE RAILWAY TAUNTON TO BRISTOL, OUTWOOD
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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 MAIN LINE RAILWAY TAUNTON TO BRISTOL, OUTWOOD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lyng
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 30665 28219
Details
LYNG CP ST32NW OUTWOOD
7/24 Railway bridge over main line railway Taunton to Bristol - - II
Road bridge over railway line. Circa 1842 by I.K. Brunel. Red brick with some lias dressings. Single elegant segmental arch spanning double track railway in a cutting at right-angles, head of arch with brick voussoirs, ornamental square lias voussoirs at intervals. Brick band at roadway level, brick parapets with plain lias cappings. Roadway raises slippy over centre of bridge. Good unaltered C19 example of railway architecture. An unaltered example of a 'flying' bridge characteristic of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, later the G.W.R.
Listing NGR: ST3066528219
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 269546
- 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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