Monument record MLI23540 - STEPPINGSTONE FOOTBRIDGE, PARK ROAD
Summary
STEPPINGSTONE FOOTBRIDGE, PARK ROAD
Type and Period (2)
- RAILWAY BRIDGE (Post Medieval - 1882 AD to 1882 AD)
- BRIDGE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1882 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
AN IRON FOOTBRIDGE 368 FEET LONG, FIVE SPANS OF FIFTY FEET ONE OF THIRTY- EIGHT FEET, REACHED BY FLIGHTS OF STEPS FOURTEEN FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. A TYPICAL BRIDGE BUT WITH AN ATTRACTIVE DESIGN OF BRACES AND SPANDRELS OF UNUSUAL DESIGN. BUILT IN 1882 AS PART OF THE ALTERATIONS TO THE STATION LAYOUT, IT REPLACED A PREVIOUS FOOT LEVEL CROSSING, PROTECTED BY GATES AND WITH AN ADJACENT CROSSING KEEPERS COTTAGE, THE LATTER DEMOLISHED WHEN BRIDGE BUILT. BUILT BY THE GREAT NORTHERN AND GREAT EASTERN JOINT RAILWAY. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI2306 Index: 1993. INDEX RECORD OF INDUSTRIAL SITES. LI/SLHA/SES5.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 244 231 (107m by 44m) |
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Civil Parish | SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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