Building record MLI94679 - Town Bridge, Stamford
Summary
There has been a bridge on this site since the 12th century. The present structure dates from 1849 and incorporates remains of the earlier bridge.
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Full Description
PRN 37181
This stone bridge dates to 1849. It was designed by Edward Browning and has three segmental arches. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}
There has been a bridge on this site since the 12th century (a bridge is mentioned in Domesday Book but its location in uncertain). The medieval bridge was a stone structure with five arches. By the late middle ages it had a gateway at its north end, the upper part of which was used at the town hall. This was demolished around 1778 when the Wansford Road Turnpike Trustees improved the road and built a new town hall on St Mary's Street (PRN 38261). In the 1840s it was agreed that a new bridge was needed and the demolition and rebuilding was carried out in 1847-49, during which time a diversion was provided across George Bridge, the Meadows and Lammas Bridge to Sheepmarket. The medieval bridge was recorded in the early 19th century, and remains consisting of a single blocked arch survive beneath the south approach of the present structure. {2}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/498.
- <2> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 64, pp 54-64, plates 4, 157.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p 699.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0305 0693 (17m by 41m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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