Cound Arbour Bridge

United Kingdom / England / Bayston Hill /
 road bridge, 1790s construction, Grade II* Listed (UK)
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Bridge. Dated 1797. Painted cast iron with grey sandstone ashlar abutments. Single elliptical span consisting of 4 ribs with panelled and circular-pierced spandrels, and keystone dated: "CAST/AT COALBROOK/ DALE/1797"; curved abutments with square end piers; cast iron Gothic balustrade with curved stanchions and moulded handrail. The bridge spans the Cound Brook. The C18. balustrade is now set in a low C20 concrete parapet probably replacing an C18 cast iron or sandstone one. Also sometimes known as Church Bridge.
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cound#Iron_bridges
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Coordinates:   52°38'35"N   2°39'31"W
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