Information for record number MWA1857:
New Bridge, 300m E of Grecian Lodges, Stoneleigh

Summary New Bridge, a rusticated stone Bridge built in the Imperial period to carry the drive to stoneleigh Abbey across the Avon. It is situated 500m northwest of the Abbey.
What Is It?  
Type: Road Bridge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ashow
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II*)
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 There is quite a lot of material on the Stoneleigh bridge in the Leigh MSS, Series D, Warwickshire Papers, Bundles 17 and 37-8. Built 1814-5, of Cubbington Stone, at a cost of £2288. Lord Leigh had previously consulted Humphrey Repton (who had landscaped the park) and John Rennie about the bridge, which was presumably designed by the latter. The bridge referred to cannot be the one in the village (PRN 2856); it is obvious from Repton's letters that it was to be in the park.
2 bridge carrying drive to Stoneleigh Abbey. Heavily rusticated Stone. Main span and one dry arch on each side. Between the arches and to either side are round-headed niches. Moulded string band at road level. At road level open balustrade above the arches but above the piers and abutments are solid panels in the balustrade. Panelled piers at ends of parapet.
3 Photographed in 1986.
4 Of Greek design, completed in 1814.
5 Designed by John Rennie. Constructed in 1813-14. Opened in 1814. A masonry arch bridge with one main span and two small side spans carrying an estate road over the River Avon in the grounds of Stoneleigh Abbey. Main span is a segmental arch of 91 ft span and 13 ft rise in banded ashlar with deep V-joints, the voussoirs extending radially into part of the spandrel space. arch width is 18 ft. Main arch abuts onto a solid masonry block 19 ft long beyond which is a small cattle creep arch, semicircular, of 13 ft span. A further masonry block 19 ft long is followed by abutment walls which curve through 90 degrees. Parapet is a Stone balustrade 4 ft-6 in. high and 12 in wide. Width between parapets is 16 ft-9 in. Stonework is generally a pale cream/white sandstone but there are red sandstone blocks in the interior of the smaller arches. Masonry is badly weathered in places especially on the west elevation. There are decorative niches on the masonry blocks between the main and subsidiary arches. At the centre of the main arch, on the outer face of the west elevation, there are traces of two small metal brackets. The present roadway is bounded on both sides by concrete kerbs, the space between the kerbs and the parapet being filled with a sandy gravel and sealed with concrete slabs.
 
Sources
Source No: 5
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: Panel for Historical Engineering Works
Author/originator: Institution of Civil Engineers
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: New Bridge, Stoneleigh.
Author/originator: Tyack G
Date: 1970
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Source No:
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Historic Road Bridges in Warwickshire
Author/originator: N.Palmer and G. Booth
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1987
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Volume/Sheet: Stratford
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: NEW Bridge, Stoneleigh Abbey
Author/originator: WMHBR
Date: 1986
Page Number: D8807-10
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: TBAS vol 79
Author/originator: Parkes, Rev Canon G H
Date: 1961
Page Number: 82
Volume/Sheet: 79
   
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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 LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. 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 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 ROADWAY * The central part of a road between the pavements or the verges. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
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 BALUSTRADE * A row of balusters, usually made of stone, surmounted by a rail or coping. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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
monument ROAD BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a road over land or water. back
monument ENGINEERING WORKS * Any factory or site using machine tools in a manufacturing or processing capacity. back
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument ARCH BRIDGE * A curved structural span which is supported at the sides or ends. May vary in shape from the horizontal flat arch through semicircular and semielliptical forms. 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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