Record Details
| NHER Number: | 37372 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Castle Road Bridge |
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Summary
A probably late 18th century pale brick bridge with a stone parapet and later repairs. The single arch spans the Little River, which is now dry and infilled. The bridge has an eroded sandstone plaque on its north face.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 65766 11762 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61SE |
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| Parish: | WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Bridge, formerly crossed Little River, now dry and infilled beneath.
Whitey-yellow brick with rough horizontal skintlings suggesting a date around 1780. Humpbacked, round arches, parapets mostly original with some sympathetic repair, deeply scored by traffic impact. Eroded sandstone plaque on north face.
Unusual complete survival of this date.
E. Rose (NLA), 9 September 2002.
2003.
Listed grade II (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 31 March 2003.
Monument Types
- BRIDGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Scheduling record: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Historical and Architectural Interest. |
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