Historic bridges · South East England
Victoria Street Bridge
In or near Bourton-on-the-Water.
Victoria Street Bridge — Grade II listed building-listed bridge in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Kingham · 9.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Victoria Street Bridge, the nearest railway station is Kingham, located 9.1 km away. Entry is free, but please note that the site is not wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is GL54 2BP.
About
Victoria Street Bridge is a Grade II listed building-listed bridge in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1305899). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2020
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Heritage listing
Hamish Hay Bridge (also known as Victoria Street Bridge; previously Victoria Bridge and initially variably Papanui Bridge and Market Place Bridge) is a bridge located in Victoria Square, Christchurch, New Zealand. Built in 1864, it was renamed in 1989 for Sir Hamish Hay, Mayor of Christchurch; a commemorative bronze plaque is affixed to the bridge's guard rail in the middle of the structure to honor Hay's services. The bridge, the oldest heritage feature in the square, is also the country's oldest cast iron and stone bridge. It survived the 2011 earthquake undamaged. Architectural features include the bridge arch and the balustrade's neo-gothic ornamentation.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hamish Hay Bridge (also known as Victoria Street Bridge; previously Victoria Bridge and initially variably Papanui Bridge and Market Place Bridge) is a bridge located in Victoria Square, Christchurch, New Zealand. Built in 1864, it was renamed in 1989 for Sir Hamish Hay, Mayor of Christchurch; a commemorative bronze plaque is affixed to the bridge's guard rail in the middle of the structure to honor Hay's services. The bridge, the oldest heritage feature in the square, is also the country's oldest cast iron and stone bridge. It survived the 2011 earthquake undamaged. Architectural features include the bridge arch and the balustrade's neo-gothic ornamentation. The bridge is registered as a Category II heritage structure with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.8836, -1.7571
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Cotswold
- Parish
- Bourton-on-the-Water
- Postcode
- GL54 2BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Nearest railway station
- Kingham — 9.1 km
- Official site
- www.themodelvillage.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q26592725 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Victoria Street Bridge, Christchurch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Victoria Street Bridge?
- Victoria Street Bridge is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL54 2BP), in the parish of Bourton-on-the-Water.
- What is Victoria Street Bridge?
- Victoria Street Bridge — Grade II listed building-listed bridge in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Victoria Street Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Kingham, about 9.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL54 2BP.
- Is Victoria Street Bridge a listed building?
- Victoria Street Bridge is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Victoria Street Bridge a protected site?
- Yes — Victoria Street Bridge is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Victoria Street Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Victoria Street Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Victoria Street Bridge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL54 2BP. It sits within the North Cotswolds parliamentary constituency.