Listed Building: WRENBURY CHURCH BRIDGE (1357482)

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Grade II*
Authority Department for Culture Media and Sport
Volume/Map/Item 1162, 2, 88
Date assigned 19 May 1986
Date last amended

Description

In the entry for WRENBURY CUM FRITH C.P. SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL SJ 54 NE 2/88 Wrenbury Church Bridge II The grade shall be amended to read Grade II* ------------------------------------ WRENBURY CUM FRITH C.P. SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL SJ 54 NE 2/88 Wrenbury Church Bridge II Farm bridge. C.1790. By Thomas Telford. Timber. Single span. A wooden platform formed of planks laid between timber beams spans the river at the level of the bank. This is hinged at its northern edge and raised and lowered by a counterbalancing beam weight which is supported by two posts of square section on the northern bank, which carry two horizontal beams which have chains to their southern ends connecting with the platform of the bridge and a weight to their northern end. Iron tension rods run from the vertical beams to the ends of the horizontal beams. There are 3 such bridges in the parish. Listing NGR: SJ5943248070.

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Sources (1)

  • Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped features: #1953 ; #7261 ]

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 5943 4807 (16m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ54NE
Civil Parish WRENBURY CUM FRITH, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST

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Record last edited

Jun 27 2017 2:25PM