Information for record number MWA1432:
Site of Bridge 300m NW of Wixford Bridge

Summary The remains of a bridge built in the Imperial period. It was largely demolished in the 1960s, apart from two circular piers still visible in the Arrow. The site is 300m north west of Wixford bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Bridge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Arrow
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Bridge over the Arrow built in 1866; spans demolished 1960s. 2 circular piers visible in river, also 3 small floodwater gaps in blue brick.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Industrial Archaeology of the Lower Arrow Valley, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Saville G E
Date: 1979
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. 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

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