Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20971 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Post medieval cast iron bridge and cattle gate |
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Summary
Between the house and the large lake behind it, the architect Louden built a cast iron bridge with intersecting circles and lion masks. The bridge has a cattle gate and crosses over a ha ha, and dates to 1819.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 667 058 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60NE |
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| Parish: | STRADSETT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April 1985. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
Cattle gate and bridge over ha-ha 40m north- east of Stradsett Hall
Cattle gate and bridge. 1819. Cast iron. Pair of supporting arches with central lions' head mask and interlacing circles carry ribbed bridge plate, rising to centre and splayed at ends. Ramped handrails upon square section verticals curve outwards to newels with ball finials. Pair of central hinged gates of heavier section with urn finials.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 30 November 1984
Monument Types
- BRIDGE (19th Century to 21st Century - 1819 AD to 2100 AD)
- HA HA (19th Century to 21st Century - 1819 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1152294. |
Related records
| 4362 | Part of: Stradsett Hall (Building) |
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