GROSVENOR BRIDGE
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1375839
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Jul-1998
- Statutory Address:
- GROSVENOR BRIDGE, GROSVENOR ROAD
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- GROSVENOR BRIDGE, GROSVENOR ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 40216 65546
Details
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4065 GROSVENOR ROAD
1932-1/8/145 Grosvenor Bridge
28/07/55
(Formerly Listed as:
The Grosvenor Bridge)
GV I
Road bridge over River Dee. Designed 1824 by Thomas Harrison,
built 1827-1833 under the supervision of his pupil William
Cole the younger, with Jesse Hartley as consultant; James
Trubshaw contractor, at a cost of 50,000 pounds. Red and cream
Peckforton sandstone ashlar.
A single deep segmental 200 foot span arch across the river,
believed to have been the longest stone arch in the world when
built. River arch with pavilion-abutments; an archway for
pedestrians and coaches to each side; outer abutments,
quadrant-shaped in plan, stepping down with slope of
embankments.
The river arch has 2 rings of cream voussoirs with red
sandstone outer moulding and 2 rings of long shallow voussoirs
above; recessed spandrel panels; frieze and cornice with
rectangular modillions; parapet of round-topped ashlar slabs,
with raised panel above crown of arch. The battered Doric
pavilions have rusticated plinths of tooled ashlar, curved
batter to faces; 2-course frieze above plinth; round-arched
niche; stone panel; Doric architrave, frieze and pediment. The
round-arched side openings and the outer abutments are
rock-faced masonry. On the bridge a slate plaque gives
historic details.
(Bartholomew City Guides: Harris B: Cheshire: Edinburgh:
1979-: 115-116; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Hubbard
E: Cheshire: Harmondsworth: 1971-: 159-160).
Listing NGR: SJ4021665546
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 469818
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Hubbard, E, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, (1971), 159-160
Harris, B, 'Bartholomew City Guides' in Chester, (1979), 115-6
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
