Building record 408/1/24 - Skew Bridge, Station Road

The bridge dates to the construction of the Great Central Railway London Extension, which saw a station created at Woodford and Hinton, in 1899. Locally listed building.

{1} The skew bridge which crosses over Station Road dates to the construction of the Great Central Railway London Extension, which saw a station created at Woodford and Hinton, in 1899. It is formed of industrial blue brick, with a subtle polychrome pattern created by occasional use of red brick also. It has a typical helical brick pattern, owing to its design as a skew bridge, passing over Station Road from the embankments either side at an oblique angle, necessitating a specific architectural design. The pattern created can be seen in the brickwork of the double arches. The bridge also has modest decoration in the form of string courses at the parapets. The former road-side entrance has been bricked up but is still visible, providing evidence for the “embankment” style station model,
which differed from the typical “island” style stations of the Great Central Railway. The bridge remains, alongside Station House and the railway embankment as a remnant of the once dominant railway line.

<1> Daventry District Council, 2020, Woodford Halse and Hinton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, p. 80 (Policy Document). SNN111974.

Record last edited

May 12 2025 8:57AM