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| HER Number | MWB19044 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Westbury Lane overbridge, Purley |
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Summary
Unlisted road bridge over railway line, designed in 1840 by Brunel as part of the Great Western Railway and extended in 1891
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
A bridge at this location was designed by Brunel and built in brick as part of the Great Western Railway in 1837-40, then widened with an extra brick arch on the north side when the Great Western main line was quadrupled in 1891. The bridge was briefly listed at Grade II <1> but this decision was overturned in 2010.
The bridge's deck was replaced with a concrete beam construction in 2011-12, but the brick abutment bases were kept <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <02> | Alan Baxter & Associates LLP. 2012. Great Western Main Line Route Structures Gazetteer. WBC Network. MLN1 4010. [Unpublished document / SWB148447]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/gwml-gazetteer/ (Accessed 21/12/2015) |
Related Monuments
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6044 | TILEHURST TO PANGBOURNE STATION RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1265 | History and Significance of the Great Western Main Line |
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