Deanery Bridge

Heritage listing

Details Pack horse bridge, C18 with a later-C20 deck and parapets. MATERIALS: abutments and spandrels are mostly coursed squared rubble, with areas of a less regular nature; the arch rings are of roughly shaped sandstone blocks. There is a concrete deck with steel and mesh railings. PLAN: a single-span arched bridge, with wide abutments and short attached wing walls to the south end; a wide concrete slab deck oversails the original bridge. DESCRIPTION: this bridge carries Mill Lane over the River Gaunless providing access to South Church village and the Church of St Andrew on the north bank. The bridge comprises a very narrow, rather flat, segmental stone arch, between stone abutments that are around twice as wide as the arch. A poured concrete slab about 3m wide oversails the arch rings on either side. Makeshift parapets are formed of stanchions, and a mixture of flat bars, tyre-traction mats and wire mesh. Diagonal tie bars help support a pipeline and electricity cable attached to the eastern elevation of the bridge. There are short, splayed attached wing walls to the south end formed of roughly coursed stone. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 385724 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.