Information for record number MWA7236:
Bridge Abutments, Site 10, south of Broom

Summary The site of a railway bridge on the disused line between Redditch and Evesham, dating to the Imperial period. Only the abutments remain. It is situated 500m south of Broom.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Bridge, Bridge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Railway bridge abutments on both the west and east banks of the river in engineering brick with stone copings. These abutments were observed whilst evaluating the former Evesham & Redditch Railway. It was observed that the proposed new road will pass well to the west, and recommended that the remains be photographed and that any salvaged materials be offered to an appropriate Railway preservation society in the event of their removal.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: A435 Bypass Phase 2/III
Author/originator: Palmer S C
Date: 1993
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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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. 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 RAILWAY BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a railway track across a river, valley, road etc. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. 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 RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back

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