Information for record number MWA1872:
Talton Tramway Bridge

Summary The site of a tramway bridge built in the Imperial period between Stratford on Avon and Moreton in Marsh. It crossed the River Stour 500m west of Ettington Park Hotel.
What Is It?  
Type: Road Bridge, Tramway Bridge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Tredington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 24 47
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 The Stratford on Avon and Moreton-in-the-Marsh Tramway was surveyed by William James, authorized in 1821, and opened in 1826. The very fine nine arched bridge over the Avon at Stratford is attributed to John Rastrick of Stourbridge and already listed. There are two other bridges on the line of the Tramway. The identification of the one near Alderminster is not absolutely certain. The bridge at Talton near Newbold-on-Stour does correspond with the reference. It is a single arched masonry bridge now carrying a minor road.
2 Site of single 4.2m span brick Shipston Road bridge built in 1820-1. It was widened in 1902 by 18 feet to accommodate the Shipston Tramway. It appears that the bridge was rebuilt in 1965 over the realigned River Stour.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
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: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Industrial Monuments Survey
Author/originator: Falconer K A
Date: 1980
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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 HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument TRAMWAY BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a tramway. 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 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 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 ROAD BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a road over land or water. back
monument MARSH * A low lying area of land that is usually waterlogged at all times and is flooded in wet weather. back

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