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at Hampton Lucy, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire | |||
A handsome cast iron bridge of 65 ft span over the River Avon, built by the [[Horseley Ironworks]]. There are four ribs, each comprising four castings. It would have been difficult to find a more obscure location for the inscription 'This bridge was built at the expense of the Revd. John Lucy Rector of this Parish A.D. 1829'. | A handsome cast iron bridge of 65 ft span over the River Avon, built by the [[Horseley Ironworks]]. There are four ribs, each comprising four castings. It would have been difficult to find a more obscure location for the inscription 'This bridge was built at the expense of the Revd. John Lucy Rector of this Parish A.D. 1829'. | ||
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[[Category: Early Iron Bridges]] | [[Category: Early Iron Bridges]] | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 11 May 2016
at Hampton Lucy, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
A handsome cast iron bridge of 65 ft span over the River Avon, built by the Horseley Ironworks. There are four ribs, each comprising four castings. It would have been difficult to find a more obscure location for the inscription 'This bridge was built at the expense of the Revd. John Lucy Rector of this Parish A.D. 1829'.
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