Building record 31/1/4 - Trafford Bridge

Bridge. C18. Ironstone ashlar.

{1} Bridge. C18. Ironstone ashlar. 2 arches with plain surrounds, those on north divided by a buttress. Parapet and flanking walls have stone coping.

{3} Bridge over River Cherwell; stone-built with 2 semi-arches.

{4} Undated photo;

{5} Undated photo;

{6} A range of graffiti has been carved into the surviving portions of the parapet coping stones. These include outlines of shoes, names and initials and an example of a combined heart and cross. Many have become faint through weathering and many more may have been lost with the replacement of historic stone. Includes photographs and plans of graffiti.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 3/3 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F03 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Goodfellow P., 1998, Northamptonshire Bridges, (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN42745.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Culworth (Photographs). SNN111617.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Chipping Warden (Photographs). SNN112072.

<6> Bassir, A, 2023, Shoe and other graffiti on Trafford Bridge, Edgcote, p. 335-338 (Article). SNN116705.

Record last edited

Jan 18 2025 2:57PM