St James's Railway Bridge
ST JAMES'S RAILWAY BRIDGE, SPRING GARDENS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395151
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- St James's Railway Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- ST JAMES'S RAILWAY BRIDGE, SPRING GARDENS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395151
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- St James's Railway Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST JAMES'S RAILWAY BRIDGE, SPRING GARDENS ROAD
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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:
- ST JAMES'S RAILWAY BRIDGE, SPRING GARDENS ROAD
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 75394 64423
Details
SPRING GARDENS ROAD 656-1/41/1520 St James's Railway Bridge 05/08/75 II
Railway bridge over River Avon. c1840; extensive repairs undertaken c1927. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineer, for the Great Western Railway. MATERIALS: Bath stone ashlar; extensive repairs in red and blue brick, mainly Flemish bond. EXTERIOR: Wide elliptical skew arch, crossing river at about 45 degrees, flanked by small stilted round arches. Plain parapet, inflected above corbels, above bold double roll moulding. On downstream (south) side, faced in ashlar, central arch has stepped paired channelled voussoirs, some of these repaired in brick, channelling carried right round, with projecting keystone, side arches have alternating voussoirs, central projecting keystone, and quoins taken down to pavement level. Bold cornice broken over central keystone, and also to four corbels with cartouche decoration flanking side arches. Cutwaters have been added on this side. Upstream (north) side similar, but principally faced in brick, one of corbels also in brick, with stone abutment to east end, at west end some outwork at parapet level associated with platform to Bath Spa Station (qv). Cutwaters are in brick with stone cappings. Main arch soffit has broad splay at each outer edge. HISTORY: A notable component along the GWR main line World Heritage site, this skewed bridge, with a 27m span, embodies Brunel's ability to find elegant architectural solutions to engineering challenges. SOURCES: Civil Engineering Heritage: Sievewright WJ: Wales and Western England: London: 1986-: 12 AVON.
Listing NGR: ST7539464423
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510567
- 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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