Building record 10987 - Grosvenor Bridge

The Grosvenor Bridge spans the River Dee, earlier designs of the bridge were drawn by Thomas Harrison, however, it was his pupil William Cole Jnr who undertook the final design in 1826 with Thomas Telford as the consulting engineer. (3)

It is of red and cream Peckforton sandstone and consists of a single deep arch across the river, then believed to have been the longest stone arch in the world. River arch with pavilion-abutments; an archway for pedestrians and coaches to each side; outer abutments, quadrant-shaped in plan, stepping down with slope of embankments. On the bridge a slate plaque gives historic details. (1)

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 469818 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

<2> Barnes, G K, 2000-01, New Bridge, New Road, New Church (Article in Journal). SCH5837.

<3> Clarke, J W, 1958, The Building of Grosvenor Bridge (Article in Journal). SCH5752.