Listed buildings in Cotton Edmunds

Cotton Edmunds is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains two buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, each of which is at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The listed buildings consist of three packhorse bridges, two of which are designated together.

Name and location Photograph Date Notes
Western bridge
53°11′08″N 2°47′08″W / 53.18568°N 2.78544°W / 53.18568; -2.78544 (Western bridge)
Late 18th century (probable) This is a humpback bridge crossing a drain, constructed in sandstone blocks. It consists of a segmental arch and has a plain parapet. The carriageway consists of stone setts and cobbles.[2]
Central and eastern bridges
53°11′10″N 2°47′05″W / 53.18611°N 2.78475°W / 53.18611; -2.78475 (Central and eastern bridges)
Late 18th century (probable) These are two humpback bridges, with the adjoining causeway. The central bridge crosses the main channel of the River Gowy, and the eastern bridge is over a side channel. The bridges are constructed in sandstone blocks, which form segmental arches. Each bridge has a plain parapet.[3]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/20/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.