| HER Number (PRN): | 62404 |
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| Name: | Surviving section of St Georges Bridge, The Old Welsh Bridge |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Shrewsbury |
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Monument Type(s):
- BRIDGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)
Summary
Surviving section of the Old Welsh Bridge on the Frankwell bank which in 1996 consisted of a single semi-circular arch turned in a wall of small Keele Beds ashlar, standing between 1 and 2 metres high.
| Parish: | Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ41SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 4892 1284 |
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Related records
| 01471 | Part of: Old Welsh Bridge (St George's Bridge) and Gate, and Mardol Gate (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA2012 - 1993 evaluation of proposed flood alleviation scheme at Frankwell and Greyfriars, Shrewsbury by Giffords & Partners Ltd
Description
Surviving section of the Old Welsh Bridge on the Frankwell bank (site visit, NJB, 1996). It consists of a single semi-circular arch turned in a wall of small Keele Beds ashlar, standing between 1 and 2 metres high. Above the arch is the ramped carriageway surface, terminating to the east at a mass of brickwork. To the west is a southward-projecting abutment, defined by a Keele Beds sandstone wall in bond with the arched section and buttressed at the south-east corner. Only the south face of this monument is visible, the north side being concealed by a higher ground level. ->
-> This is the dry arch reported by A W Ward in 1935, when it was accessed via the 'basement of the adjoining house in 'The Stew', now the Frankwell Antiques Centre [<1>] <2>
See also PRN 01471, particularly for discussions of excavations carried out in association with this surviving section 2005-2007. <3>
Sources
| [01] | SSA5617 - Monograph: Ward A W. 1935. Bridges of Shrewsbury. |
| [02] | SSA20432 - HER comment: Baker Nigel J. UAD Analysis. 22/01/1997. |
| [03] | SSA26784 - HER comment: Carey Giles. 2014 onwards. Comments by Giles Carey, HER compiler in HER database. 18/03/2016. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 24 2016 4:22PM |
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