Description

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SK 5804 SW
2/350

ST AUGUSTINE ROAD
West Bridge

(Formerly listed under WEST BRIDGE STREET)

II
Opened 1891. A wide bridge with two channels, with stone abutments and cast iron arches with iron girders, not visible, under bridge. The arches are cast iron with four-centred arches with spandrels having trefoil and quatrefoil decoration, cornice above with Tudor roses. Heavy cast iron decorated railed parapet, and ashlar octagonal turrets at ends with ogee-shaped domes with crockets, finials, crenellation, and carved heads. The ashlar cutwater at centre rises to castellated refuge.

Spans the River Soar which is canalised at this section.

One of a series see:-
Bridge over River Soar - The Newarke
Bridge over River Soar - Mill Lane
Bridge over River- Upperton Road

Listing NGR: SK5815304331

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26337265

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  For the Record
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)