Information for record number MWA59:
Lea Bridge, Lea Marston

Summary Lea Bridge, which was rebuilt during the Post Medieval period. This 3 arch bridge was replaced in 1909. It is situated on the east side of Lea Marston over the River Tame.
What Is It?  
Type: Bridge, Road Bridge
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lea Marston
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 93
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The 8 span brick and steel girder bridge was constructed by the County Council in 1909. On the W bank, N of the bridge, are the stone remains of the previous bridge.
2 The old 3 arch bridge was repaired in 1698 after being carried away by flood.
3 Photographed in 1977.
 
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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: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card: photograph
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Date: 2005
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Norton Collection
Author/originator: Birm RL
Date: 1698
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Volume/Sheet: Norton Collection
   
Images:  
Lea Bridge, a road bridge over the river at Lea Marston, North Warwickshire
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1977
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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 Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument GIRDER BRIDGE * A bridge supported by large beams or girders, originally of wood or iron, now usually of steel or reinforced concrete. 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 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

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