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| − | [[File: | + | [[File: Bridge_12_20170831.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Accommodation Bridge 12 seen from Northwood Lane]] |
| − | Bridge 12 is a small accommodation underbridge allowing access from Northwood Lane to a field east of the SVR. | + | Bridge 12 is a small [[List_of_infrastructure#Types_of_bridge_and_crossing | accommodation underbridge]] allowing pedestrian access from Northwood Lane to a field east of the SVR. This Public Right of Way between Northwood Lane and Crundalls forms part of Worcestershire County Council's Wassell Wood Circular Walk. It is shown on the [https://gis.worcestershire.gov.uk/website/Countryside/ Worcestershire CC Public Rights Of Way map] as PRoW 547(C). |
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| + | ==Construction and repairs== | ||
| + | [[File: Bridge_12_Repair_20170831.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Repair carried out in 1915]] | ||
| + | When originally built around 1859, the piers of this bridge and nearby [[Wribbenhall Viaduct]] were constructed using sandstone from a local Bewdley quarry, the arches being turned in red brick. Over the following years this sandstone deteriorated with exposure to the atmosphere, and in 1915 the GWR carried out major structural repairs. In both cases this involved replacing the affected sandstone with blue engineering bricks.<ref>SVR News 106, “Bewdley Viaduct” (John Marshall)</ref> The repair to this bridge includes a plaque dated 18 August 1915. A number of other bridges along the Severn Valley branch underwent repairs in the same year and carry similar date plaques, including [[Arley Station Bridge]], the [[Accommodation bridge near Crossing Cottage]] and [[Pig Bridge]]. | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File: Bridge_12_20150528.jpg|Accommodation Bridge 12 lineside view | ||
| + | File:Bridge_12_Plaque_20170831.jpg|Date plaque | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | [[Foot crossing off Northwood Lane | Towards Kidderminster]] | + | [[Foot crossing off Northwood Lane | Towards Kidderminster]]<br> |
[[List of infrastructure]]<br> | [[List of infrastructure]]<br> | ||
[[Orchard Bungalow level crossing| Towards Bridgnorth]] | [[Orchard Bungalow level crossing| Towards Bridgnorth]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/travel-and-highways/walking-wheeling-and-cycling/walks-worcestershire/wassell-wood-circular-walk Worcestershire County Council's Wassell Wood Circular Walk] | ||
| + | *[https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/environment/countryside-and-leisure/public-rights-way Worcestershire CC Public Rights Of Way] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:26, 22 February 2024
Bridge 12 is a small accommodation underbridge allowing pedestrian access from Northwood Lane to a field east of the SVRSevern Valley Railway. This Public Right of Way between Northwood Lane and Crundalls forms part of Worcestershire County Council's Wassell Wood Circular Walk. It is shown on the Worcestershire CC Public Rights Of Way map as PRoW 547(C).
Construction and repairs
When originally built around 1859, the piers of this bridge and nearby Wribbenhall Viaduct were constructed using sandstone from a local Bewdley quarry, the arches being turned in red brick. Over the following years this sandstone deteriorated with exposure to the atmosphere, and in 1915 the GWRGreat Western Railway carried out major structural repairs. In both cases this involved replacing the affected sandstone with blue engineering bricks.[1] The repair to this bridge includes a plaque dated 18 August 1915. A number of other bridges along the Severn Valley branch underwent repairs in the same year and carry similar date plaques, including Arley Station Bridge, the Accommodation bridge near Crossing Cottage and Pig Bridge.
Gallery
Accommodation Bridge 12 lineside view
Date plaque
See also
Towards Kidderminster
List of infrastructure
Towards Bridgnorth
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 106, “Bewdley Viaduct” (John Marshall)
