Building record 8011/1/2 - Lilford Bridge over River Nene

Modern Bridge Over River Nene at Lilford.

{1} Bridge. Early C19, probably for Lord Lilford. Limestone ashlar. Single shallow arch with keyblock. Parapet has square balusters linked by arches. Raised band below parapet. An earlier bridge was built by Elmes family of Lilford Hall (q.v.), recorded as having 10 arches.

{2} Early C19th limestone ashlar bridge. Parapet with square balusters. Probably built for Lord Lilford.

{3} View of bridge from river bank [check this, as source too early - should relate to earlier bridge Mon 8011/1/1?].

{5} Bridge over River Nene. Stone-built with eliptical arch, built in 1796 after the floods of 1795.

{6} The Nene is spanned by a handsome stone bridge with fluted pilasters, erected a short distance from Lilford Hall in 1796.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 7/100 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G09 p.50 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.241 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77326.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1926, Third Edition, 18.16 (checked) (Map). SNN56264.

<5> Goodfellow P., 1998, Northamptonshire Bridges, (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN42745.

<6> Page W. (ed), 1930, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.227 (checked) (Series). SNN100370.

<7> 1878, Untitled Source, (checked) (Photographs). SNN41814.

Record last edited

Aug 25 2021 2:51PM