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Swing Bridge over Brunel's South Entrance Lock

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hotwells and Harbourside, City of Bristol

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4483 / 51°26'54"N

Longitude: -2.623 / 2°37'22"W

OS Eastings: 356802

OS Northings: 172334

OS Grid: ST568723

Mapcode National: GBR C1M.TN

Mapcode Global: VH88M.HV5L

Plus Code: 9C3VC9XG+8R

Entry Name: Swing Bridge over Brunel's South Entrance Lock

Listing Date: 18 February 1972

Last Amended: 30 December 1994

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1207851

English Heritage Legacy ID: 379472

ID on this website: 101207851

Location: Hotwells, Bristol, BS1

County: City of Bristol

Electoral Ward/Division: Hotwells and Harbourside

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bristol

Church of England Parish: Clifton Holy Trinity with St Andrew the Less and St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description



BRISTOL

ST5672 CUMBERLAND BASIN, Floating Harbour
901-1/41/1285 (West side)
18/02/72 Swing bridge over Brunel's South
Entrance Lock
(Formerly Listed as:
CUMBERLAND BASIN
Swing Bridge over Brunel Lock)

GV II*

Swing bridge. 1875-6. By IK Brunel. Wrought-iron. Tubular
section long members, iron walls and timber-floored deck. A
copy of Brunel's original bridge which was moved to the North
Entrance Dock in 1873 (qv). The design foreshadowed Brunel's
much larger Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash.
(Lord J and Southam J: The Floating Harbour: Bristol: 1983-:
70).


Listing NGR: ST5680272334

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