Monument record MLI70119 - BRAYFORD EAST RAILWAY BRIDGE
Summary
BRAYFORD EAST RAILWAY BRIDGE
Type and Period (2)
- RAILWAY BRIDGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BRIDGE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN THIS BRIDGE WAS BUILT, BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN C.1900. THE BRIDGE WAS REPLACED IN C.1993 WHEN ADJACENT MAIN RAILWAY BRIDGE WAS REPLACED. CURRENTLY FORMS PART OF THE LINCOLNS UNIVERSITY SITE WITH FURTHER ALTERATIONS LIKELY AS IT NOW FORMS PART OF THE ROAD BRIDGE TO THE UNIVERSITY SITE. IT WAS A CAST IRON LIFTING BRIDGE, 8 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET LONG OVER THE WITHAM CLOSE TO THE BRAYFORD RAIL BRIDGE ON THE SIDING TO THE GRAIN WAREHOUSE. AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY (C.1982) THE HAND WIND GEAR IN SITU. THERE IS NO MAKER'S NAME. THE RAILINGS ON THE BRIDGE WERE POST 1923. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI2308 Index: 1992-97. Index Record for Industrial Sites. LI/SLHA/SJB23.
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Location
Grid reference | SK 9729 7101 (point) |
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Civil Parish | BOULTHAM, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Related to: East Holmes Signal Box, Boultham (Building) (MLI70165)
- Related to: Engine Shed and associated buildings, Boultham, Lincoln (Monument) (MLI70123)
- Related to: Great Central Goods Depot, Brayford East, Lincoln (Building) (MLI70121)
- Related to: RAILWAY GATE HOUSE, BRAYFORD WHARF EAST (Monument) (MLI70122)
- Related to: RAILWAY OFFICE (Monument) (MLI70120)
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Record last edited
Mar 3 2023 3:29PM
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