Historic bridges · Mid Wales
Cantlop Bridge
Cantlop Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Shrewsbury · 7.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cantlop Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.6518°, -2.7148°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Cantlop Bridge is a single span cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook, located to the north of Cantlop in the parish of Berrington, Shropshire. It was constructed in 1818 to a design possibly by Thomas Telford, having at least been approved by him, and replaced an unsuccessful cast iron coach bridge constructed in 1812. The design of the bridge was innovative for the period, using a light-weight design of cast-iron lattice ribs to support the road deck in a single span, and appears to be a scaled-down version of a Thomas Telford bridge at Meole Brace, Shropshire. The bridge is the only surviving Telford-approved cast-iron bridge in Shropshire, and is a Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From English Heritage
Built in 1813, this innovative, single-span, cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook was possibly designed and certainly approved by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cantlop Bridge is a single span cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook, located to the north of Cantlop in the parish of Berrington, Shropshire. It was constructed in 1818 to a design possibly by Thomas Telford, having at least been approved by him, and replaced an unsuccessful cast iron coach bridge constructed in 1812. The design of the bridge was innovative for the period, using a light-weight design of cast-iron lattice ribs to support the road deck in a single span, and appears to be a scaled-down version of a Thomas Telford bridge at Meole Brace, Shropshire. The bridge is the only surviving Telford-approved cast-iron bridge in Shropshire, and is a Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument. It originally carried the turnpike road from Shrewsbury to Acton Burnell.
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Background
History
Thomas Telford worked as the county surveyor of Shropshire between 1787 and 1834, and the bridge is reported to have once held a cast iron plate above the centre of the arch inscribed with "Thomas Telford Esqr - Engineer - 1818", which is apparently visible in historic photographs, but has not been in place since at least 1985. The bridge design incorporates dressed red and grey sandstone abutments with ashlar dressings, these are slightly curved and ramped, with chamfered ashlar quoins, string courses, and moulded cornices. The structural cast-iron consists of a single segmental span with four arched lattice ribs, braced by five transverse cast-ironmembers. The road deck is formed from…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6518, -2.7148
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Berrington
- Postcode
- SY5 7DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- Nearest railway station
- Shrewsbury — 7.1 km
- Opening
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Sources
- osm: w239139875 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cantlop Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cantlop Bridge. An early example of bridge building by Thomas Telford - geograph.org.uk - 678044.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cantlop Bridge?
- Cantlop Bridge is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY5 7DD), in the parish of Berrington.
- Is Cantlop Bridge a listed building?
- Cantlop Bridge is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Cantlop Bridge a protected site?
- Yes — Cantlop Bridge is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Cantlop Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Cantlop Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cantlop Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Shrewsbury, about 7.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY5 7DD.