Description

WELFORD-ON-AVON

SP15SW
1931-1/3/106

BINTON ROAD

Binton Bridge

(Formerly Listed as:
WELFORD ON AVON
Southern portion of Binton Bridge)

GV

II

Road bridge over the River Avon.
Most of northern part built by William Silvester in c1783 with
later additions and earlier masonry on east side. Restored and
rebuilt in C20. Seven arches, to south C20, to north C19 with
cambered brick heads. Fragmentary remains of cutwater.
Site of C13 bridge.
Southern part of Binton Bridges, between bank and island. In
existence from C13 but rebuilt c1783 by William Silvester and
southern most part mostly rebuilt 1804-9 by William Hunt; later
repairs. Coursed blue lias rubble with ashlar dressings and
some repairs in red and blue brick.
2 large segmental arches to north end, that to south with
brick soffit and springing from water level, the parapet
breaking forward above; group of 3 smaller segmental arches to
south, that to centre smaller and that to north, and with
brick arch. Ashlar band and brick parapet with ashlar coping.
(Victoria County Histories: Styles P: Victoria History of the
County of Warwickshire: 1945-: 62).

The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1382705.
This entry was removed from the List on 28th January 2016.

Listing NGR: SP1448953067

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 29th January 2016.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26662814

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Recommended Books

• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
• 
  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
• 
  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)