| HER Number (PRN): | 17209 |
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| Name: | Bridge No 438 (Belvidere Bridge), Uffington |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II*) 1177239: BRIDGE NUMBER 438 (BELVEDERE BRIDGE) |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
A railway bridge dated 1848, which is protected by Grade II* Listing.
| Parish: | Uffington, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ51SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 5194 1252 |
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Related records
| 05220 | Part of: Shrewsbury to Wellington joint SBR/SURC section of railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Railway bridge. Dated 1848, William Baker engineer; restored and slightly altered in 1984. Chamfered rusticated grey sandstone ashlar piers, engineering brick retaining walls and end piers with ashlar dressings, and painted cast iron arches and decking. 2 segmental skew arches, each consisting of 6 cast ribs with lattice spandrels; central pier with rounded rock-faced cutwater; coped curved retaining walls and square end piers with rock-faced ashlar quoins and stone caps; late C20 balustrade replacing 1848 one. Maker's plate on eastern arch to south: "CAST AT COALBROOKDALE FOUNDRY 1848"; shield-shaped plaques on central pier to south: "WILLIAM BAKER ESQ/ENGINEER/1848", and to north: "HAMMOND AND MURRAY/CONTRACTOR/1848 ". There are also datestones on the railway side of the parapets to the central pier. Each of the ribs is made up from short cast sections bolted together. The Shrewsbury to Oakengates section of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway was opened on June 1st, 1849 and the whole of the line to Wolverhampton on November 12th of the same year. The original estimate for the bridge was £80,000, and it was formerly numbered 4 on the Shrewsbury-Wellington Line. The bridge spans the River Severn. Rex Christiansen, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Vol-7 The West Midlands, David and Charles (1983), pp80-95; Richard K. Morriss, Railways of Shropshire: a brief history, Shropshire Libraries (1983), pp17-23 and p72 (ill.); Shropshire Railway Society, Shropshire Railways Revisited, Shropshire Libraries (1982), ill. 26 <1>
Railway bridge. Dated 1848, William Baker engineer; restored and slightly altered in 1984. Chamfered rusticated grey sandstone ashlar piers, engineering brick retaining walls and end piers with ashlar dressings, and painted cast iron arches and decking. 2 segmental skew arches, each consisting of 6 cast ribs with lattice spandrels. Recorded by NRIM, photographed. <5>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20723 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. SMR Sheets Collection. SMR record sheets. SMR Sheet for PRN SA 17209. |
| [01] | SSA542 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1985-Feb-17. 26th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1057-0. List volume. p42. |
| [02] | SSA23046 - Publication: Shropshire Libraries. 1982. Shropshire Railways Revisited. Ill 26. |
| [03] | SSA23045 - Publication: Richard K Morriss. 1983. Railways of Shropshire - a brief history. p 17-23 and Ill p72. |
| [04] | SSA23044 - Publication: David and Charles. 1983. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Vol 7, West Midlands. p 80-95. |
| [05] | SSA24111 - Card index: Council for British Archaeology. 1963 - 1980. CBA Industrial Archaeology Report Card (National Record of Industrial Monuments). CBA Card. 1963. Site list. Recorded by JH Denton, 31-Dec-1964, Record No.SA59. |
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 28 2022 5:02PM |
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