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South Bridge at Water End over the River Gade

A Grade II Listed Building in Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7819 / 51°46'54"N

Longitude: -0.4934 / 0°29'36"W

OS Eastings: 504025

OS Northings: 210319

OS Grid: TL040103

Mapcode National: GBR G6D.82G

Mapcode Global: VHFRZ.DGHW

Plus Code: 9C3XQGJ4+QJ

Entry Name: South Bridge at Water End over the River Gade

Listing Date: 22 October 1952

Last Amended: 19 March 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1101225

English Heritage Legacy ID: 157886

ID on this website: 101101225

Location: Water End, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, HP1

County: Hertfordshire

District: Dacorum

Civil Parish: Great Gaddesden

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Great Gaddesden

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

Tagged with: Building Road bridge

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Description


TL 01 SW
3/107
22.10.52

GREAT GADDESDEN
LEIGHTON BUZZARD ROAD(A4146)
Water End
South Bridge at Water End over the River Gade
(Formerly listed as Two Bridges over
River Gade)

GV
II

Road bridge over River Gade. Circa 1800 when road realigned (Branch
Johnson (1970)113), widened on E side 1976 by Herts County Council. Red
brick in English-bond with stone dressings. A humped bridge in medieval
style of 3 pointed arches each of 20ft span with 4 stone-capped
cutwaters linked by a moulded string course. Deep-chamfered brick rib to
soffit a little inside front arch. Chamfered stone dressing to plinths
from which arches spring, linked by weir under bridge and marking water
level on reconstructed upstream face. Moulded stone cappings to brick
parapets splayed at ends and terminated by octagonal brick piers.
(Branch Johnson (1970): ex inf County Surveyor's Dept)

Listing NGR: TL0402510319

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