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HER Number	MWB19849
Record Type	Monument
Name	Rockingham Road Overbridge, Newbury

Grid Reference	SU 466 666
Map Sheet	SU46NE
Parish	Newbury, West Berkshire
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Summary

Grade II listed brick road bridge over the Berks and Hants railway, designed in Brunel's office and erected in about 1845-47

Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status

Listed Building (II) 1409266: Rockingham Road Bridge (BHL5333)

Monument Type(s):

ROAD OVERBRIDGE (Victorian - 1845 AD to 1847 AD)

Full Description

The overbridge was listed at Grade II in 2012 in acknowledgement of its unique design, engineering and material interest and historic interest <1> following assessment <2><3>. It is the only example of a Brunel single-span segmental arched bridge with raking abutments, built c 1845-7 as part of the Berkshire and Hampshire Railway by an assistant engineer to Brunel's specification. The unusual single arch appears to have been designed for aesthetic reasons since it is not necessary on engineering grounds <1>.

The bridge is included in a gazetteer of structures potentially affected by electrification of the Great Western Main Line <2>.

Sources and further reading

<01>	Historic England (previously English Heritage). 2011-present. The National Heritage List for England (NHLE). 01/08/2012. [Website / SWB12648] http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/ (Accessed 06/02/2019)
<02>	Alan Baxter & Associates LLP. 2012. Great Western Main Line Route Structures Gazetteer. WBC Network. BHL 5333. [Unpublished document / SWB148447] https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/gwml-gazetteer/ (Accessed 21/12/2015)
<03>	English Heritage. 18/04/2012. Great Western Railway Main Line Designation Consultation. p137-8. [Unpublished document / SWB148568]

Related Monuments

MWB6024	GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument)
MWB6063	NEWBURY TO KINTBURY RAILWAY LINE (Monument)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

EWB1265

History and Significance of the Great Western Main Line

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