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| HER Number | MWB20246 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of stream bridge west of Kintbury |
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Summary
Former location of 19th century railway bridge over tributary of River Kennet
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
A bridge at this location was built as part of the Berks & Hants Railway in 1847, and probably renewed in the 20th century <1>. The bridge appears to have been referred to in relation to the nearby 'Skinner's Lock' although this name is not apparent on historic or modern OS mapping.
The historic bridge was demolished and removed in 2017. It comprised a single-span riveted steel plate bridge with timber decking supported on oak piles driven into the riverbed, with brick abutments at either end. The riveted steel plate construction may indicate that the bridge was rebuilt in the later 19th century or early 20th century and was not the original bridge constructed at the opening of the railway line <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Border Archaeology. 2017. Skinners Lock Railway Underbridge, Kintbury - Archaeological Standing Building Recording Survey Report. Report Ref BA1730SLRB. 2018 WBC Network.
10.5284/1056558
10.5284/1056558
10.5284/1056558. [Unpublished document / SWB149410]
https://doi.org/10.5284/1056558 (Accessed on 16/09/2019) |
| <03> | Border Archaeology. 2015. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Barnard's Lock (Marsh Benham) and Skinner's Lock (Kintbury) Railway Bridges. BA1531BLKB. WBC Network. 10.5284/1056217. [Unpublished document / SWB149608] |
| <04> | Border Archaeology. 2016. Archaeological Impact Assessment for Skinner's Lock (Kintbury) Railway Bridge. BA1652(1531)BLBK. WBC Network. 10.5284/1056217. [Unpublished document / SWB149611]
https://doi.org/10.5284/1056217 (Accessed on 16/09/2019) |
| <05> | Border Archaeology. 2016. Archaeological Desk Based Asssessment, Version 2: Skinner's Lock (Kintbury) Railway Bridge. BA1531BLKB. WBC Network. 10.5284/1056217. [Unpublished document / SWB149612] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6065 | KINTBURY TO HUNGERFORD STATION RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1635 | Archaeological Standing Building Recording Survey - Skinners Lock Railway Underbridge, Kintbury (Ref: BA1730SLRB) |
| EWB1694 | Desk Based Assessment and Archaeological Impact Assessment of Skinner's Lock Railway Bridge, Kintbury |
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