Information for record number MWA1466:
Railway Bridge at Princes Drive, Leamington Spa

Summary A railway bridge of 16 arches which was built during the Imperial period of grey ashlar masonry. It is located at Princes Drive, Leamington Spa.
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 30 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 It is a viaduct of 16 arches, extending from the Leam in the west to Park Drive in the east. It is of grey ashlar masonry, with 3 iron bar reinforcements at the apex of each arch. The piers are stone faced, but the inside of each arch is brick faced. It was built c.1844.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: MDT
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1466
   
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A railway bridge in Princes Drive, Leamington Spa
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1938
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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 PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. 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 VIADUCT * A bridge, usually resting on a series of arches, carrying roadways or railways over low-lying areas. back
monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. 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 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 SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back

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