Description

WELLESBOURNE

SP25SE WALTON
1901-1/5/187 Bridge over lake and attached
railings approximately 250m north of
Walton Hall

GV II*

Bridge over lake and attached railings. c1860. Probably by Sir
George Gilbert Scott. Ashlar and wrought-iron.
Bridge has wide segmental-pointed arch flanked by 2 smaller
similar arches; 2 large and 2 small triangular cutwaters.
Cornice and balustrade to each side has cusped arches between
piers, and moulded coping. Railings starting from south-west
end of bridge extend for approx 120m enclosing a section of
the lake shore; chamfered ashlar plinth to widely spaced
railings with rails forming 2 tiers of squares with richly
ornamented circles; an ashlar pier about half-way along has
gabled cap; similar shorter length of railings attached to
south-east end of bridge.

Listing NGR: SP2843552538

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551817

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]