Glasson Bridge - List Entry

  • Description

    Bridge over canal, later railway bridge. 1819-23 for the Carlisle Canal; additions of 1853-4 for the Port Carlisle Dock and Railway Company. Squared and coursed red and calciferous sandstone; cast-iron parapet. Plinth with rounded corners was originally the supporting structure for a canal drawbridge. Increased in height to convert this to a railway bridge. Port Carlisle branch closed 1932.....
  • Owner

    Historic England
  • Source

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  • Further information

    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1137064
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 day, 4 hours ago
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