Historic bridges · East of England
The Iron Bridge At Culford School
In or near West Stow.
The Iron Bridge At Culford School — a Grade I-listed bridge in england-east, United Kingdom.
Stuart Shepherd — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Bury St Edmunds · 5.8 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit The Iron Bridge at Culford School, the nearest railway station is Bury St Edmunds, located 5.8 km away. Entry is paid, and the postcode for navigation is IP28 6TX.
About
The Iron Bridge At Culford School is a Grade I-listed building in england-east, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Heritage listing
The Iron Bridge is a grade I listed early cast-iron bridge crossing a tributary of the River Lark in the grounds of Culford Park in the village of Culford near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The bridge is of exceptional interest as one of the earliest bridges with an unmodified cast-iron structure to survive. Built for Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis, the owner of Culford Park in 1804, it is a unique example of a cast-iron bridge built to the patent of Samuel Wyatt. The rib castings feature oval tubular sections and are the earliest known example with hollow ribs, leading to the structure receiving a grade I listing on 15 May 1996.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Farmland SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Iron Bridge is a grade I listed early cast-iron bridge crossing a tributary of the River Lark in the grounds of Culford Park in the village of Culford near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The bridge is of exceptional interest as one of the earliest bridges with an unmodified cast-iron structure to survive. Built for Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis, the owner of Culford Park in 1804, it is a unique example of a cast-iron bridge built to the patent of Samuel Wyatt. The rib castings feature oval tubular sections and are the earliest known example with hollow ribs, leading to the structure receiving a grade I listing on 15 May 1996. The woods to the Southwest of the bridge are known as Iron Bridge Carr.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
On 10 June 1800, Samuel Wyatt patented a new design for ...constructing bridges, warehouses, and other buildings without the use of wood... which was published in the Repertory of Arts and Manufactures: Vol.14 in 1801. The patent describes how to construct a bridge using: <blockquote>...hollow pieces of cast iron in a longitudinal direction and plates or pipes of the same material, having sockets on them, to receive the ends or shoulders of the said pipes, tubes, or other hollow pieces, placed transversely; and extending from one side of the bridge to the other, so that when the required number of pipes, tubes, or other hollow pieces of cast-iron, and transverse places, or pieces, are put…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3013, 0.6795
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Parish
- Culford
- Postcode
- IP28 6TX
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Suffolk
- Nearest railway station
- Bury St Edmunds — 5.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17526761 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Iron Bridge, Culford Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Iron Bridge At Culford School?
- The Iron Bridge At Culford School is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP28 6TX), in the parish of Culford.
- What is The Iron Bridge At Culford School?
- The Iron Bridge At Culford School — a Grade I-listed bridge in england-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to The Iron Bridge At Culford School?
- The nearest railway station is Bury St Edmunds, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode IP28 6TX.
- Who owns The Iron Bridge At Culford School?
- The Iron Bridge At Culford School is owned by Culford School.
- Is The Iron Bridge At Culford School a listed building?
- The Iron Bridge At Culford School is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- Is The Iron Bridge At Culford School a protected site?
- Yes — The Iron Bridge At Culford School is part of the Breckland Farmland SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to The Iron Bridge At Culford School?
- The nearest railway station is Bury St Edmunds, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP28 6TX.