Listed Building: TESTON BRIDGE (1262983)
Grade | I |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1804, 2, 239 |
Date assigned | 26 February 1987 |
Date last amended |
Description
TQ 75 SW TESTON 2/239 Teston Bridge I Partly in West Farleigh Civil Parish. Road bridge. C14 or C15. Coursed ragstone with ashlar coping to parapet. Six round-headed arches; 3 spanning river, that to centre taller, 2 slightly smaller to west and one smaller still and at an angle, to east. Double hollow chamfer to central arch, single hollow chamfer to rest, and ashlared soffits. 6 cutwaters on hollow-chamfered stone plinths to south (upstream side) and 4 to north, all carried up into parapet to form refuges. Parapet possibly renewed at a later date. 3 outer arches rebuilt in early C19 (Jervoise, The Ancient Bridges of the South of England, 1930). Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Listing NGR: TQ7089352581
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7088 5326 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ75SW |
Civil Parish | TESTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Civil Parish | WEST FARLEIGH, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 1:22PM