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
                        
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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