Information for record number MWA1013:
Tramway Bridge, Stratford upon Avon

Summary The Tramway Bridge which crosses the Avon 100m west of Clopton Bridge. It was built during the Imperial period with nine red brick arches, to carry the horse tramway. It is now a footbridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Tramway Bridge
Period: Modern (1823 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The Tramway Bridge, a hundred yards or so downstream [from Clopton Bridge], is a red brick structure of a pleasing design and was built in 1823 to carry the horse tramway which connected the wharves at Stratford with Shipston on Stour.
3 Consists of eight arches and is built of red brick. It now serves as a footbridge.
4 Tramway Bridge, now footbridge. Brick with ashlar dressings. 8 elliptical arches, that to south east end a flood arch, with piers on cutwaters to both sides. Ashlar-coped brick parapets. Built in 1823 to carry a horse tramway which closed in 1847. WCC ref owner District
5 The Bridge is built in red brick and has nine semi-elliptical arches of 30 ft. span, the last two arches at the southern end of the Bridge being on dry land. The arch rings are two brick courses thick. The total length of the Bridge is about 350 ft. The width of the Bridge is 10ft. 8in. Between brick parapet walls, the parapet being 1 ft. 3 in. wide. Built in 1823 to carry the line of the Stratford & Moreton tramway across the River Avon. Built by J.U.Rastick with William James.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
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Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: Panel for Historical Engineering Works
Author/originator: Institution of Civil Engineers
Date:
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st edition 1:2500
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1882-1889
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: JMG
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1319
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 69
Author/originator: Sapcote E S
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 69
   
Images:  
The tramway bridge over the River Avon at Stratford upon Avon
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2001
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The tramway bridge over the River Avon at Stratford upon Avon
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2001
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument TRAMWAY BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a tramway. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument PIER * A structure of iron or wood, open below, running out into the sea and used as a promenade and landing stage. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument TRAMWAY * A track inlaid into a surface, on which tram cars run for the conveyance of passengers and/or goods or raw materials. back
monument FOOTBRIDGE * A narrow bridge for people and animals to cross on foot. back
monument ENGINEERING WORKS * Any factory or site using machine tools in a manufacturing or processing capacity. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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