Halfpenny Bridge and Lodge House
HALFPENNY BRIDGE AND LODGE HOUSE, CLAVERTON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394582
- Date first listed:
- 29-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Halfpenny Bridge and Lodge House
- Statutory Address:
- HALFPENNY BRIDGE AND LODGE HOUSE, CLAVERTON STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394582
- Date first listed:
- 29-Oct-1987
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Halfpenny Bridge and Lodge House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HALFPENNY BRIDGE AND LODGE HOUSE, CLAVERTON STREET
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:
- HALFPENNY BRIDGE AND LODGE HOUSE, CLAVERTON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 75296 64281
Details
CLAVERTON STREET (North side) Halfpenny Bridge and Lodge House 29/10/87 II
Pedestrian bridge with tollhouse. Toll House 1862. Bridge dated 1877. MATERIALS: Bridge in steel with limestone ashlar abutments, tollhouse limestone ashlar with slate roof. EXTERIOR: bridge is riveted steel girder with steel lattice balustrade, set to stone revetments, ashlar faced towards river, coursed rubble to approach ramps built out from steep bank at either side. At three positions on bridge lettered plate recording: "Westwood Baillie and Company, Contractors, Poplar, London. T.E.M. Marsh Esq Engineer 1877." Footway macadamised. Toll house has small tower like structure on three levels, one room at each, top level has panelled door and blocked opening to east facing footway, south side one small blocked opening, to west blocked opening at middle level, and to river (north) blocked doorway at tow path level and small blocked opening at top level. Roof hipped, with cut stone hips and ridge ashlar stack with three flues to south west corner. Various steel channel or flat strappings. River face has a series of incised dates recording flood levels between 1866 and 1960; the highest of these levels shown as November 15th 1894. HISTORY: The first footbridge was built here in 1863, connecting Widcombe with the city. A 100ft wide bow string trussed bridge in timber, designed by Hicks & Isaacs, it collapsed spectacularly in June 1877 as a result of overloading: hundreds of visitors to the Bath and West Show were standing on the bridge waiting to pay their toll on the southern side. This led to the deaths of eight people, and a high number of injuries. The replacement bridge was rapidly erected in a more stable steel box girder structure, using the same piers as the earlier bridge. Marsh had earlier conducted the inquiry into the collapse. SOURCE: M. Scott, Discovering Widcombe & Lyncombe (2nd ed 1993), 61-65.
Listing NGR: ST7529664281
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 509978
- 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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