Information for record number MWA1400:
Railway Bridge, High St, Leamington Spa

Summary A railway bridge which was constructed in the Imperial period. It was demolished when the line was closed in 1959 and all that remains are two stone piers. The bridge stood 500m south east of the Pump Room Gardens.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Bridge, Bridge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Picture(s) attached

 
Description

 
Source Number  
Railway Bridge.
1 The bridge was composed of two wooden girders, resting on two piers of Derbyshire stone.
2 Photo.
3 All that remains of this bridge are the two stone piers. It was demolished following the closure of the line in 1959.
 
Sources

Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Taylor M
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1400
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Taylor M
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1400
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Taylor M
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1400
   
Images:  
Stone pier to former railway bridge at Leamington Spa
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1979
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Glossary

 
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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
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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monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument RAILWAY BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a railway track across a river, valley, road etc. back
monument PUMP ROOM * A room or building where a pump is worked. 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 GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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