St Miles Bridge

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St Miles Bridge
-2018-07-06 Saint Miles Bridge, Coslany Street, Norwich, Norfolk.jpg
St Miles Bridge in 2018
Coordinates 52°37′54″N1°17′27″E / 52.63175°N 1.29075°E / 52.63175; 1.29075
OS grid reference TG 22789 08861
CarriesCoslany Street
Crosses River Wensum
Locale Norwich, England
Next upstreamNew Mills
Next downstreamDuke's Palace Bridge
Characteristics
Material Cast iron and stone
History
DesignerJames Frost
Built1804
Statistics
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated5 June 1972
Reference no.1051286
Location
St Miles Bridge
References
[1]

St Miles Bridge, also known as Coslany Bridge, [2] is a grade II listed cast iron bridge with stone abutments over the River Wensum in Norwich, England, carrying Coslany Street. [1] It is the earliest iron bridge in Norwich, [2] and is thought to be the oldest bridge of its type in East Anglia. [3]

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History

The bridge was designed by James Frost, if St Faith's Lane, in 1804 at a cost of £1,100. [3] It was some of Frost's early work. [4] In the Norwich Mercury, the novel principles of the bridge's construction were praised. [2] It carried the traffic of the adjacent brewery, which is now defunct, as well as traders on Coslany Street. [3]

In 1912, the bridge survived a large flood in Norwich which reached the bridge's parapets. It was later restored, and paved in brick. Since, the area has largely become residential, with the bridge's use being restricted to pedestrians and cyclists. [3]

Architecture

The bridge made up of a single cast iron span of 36 ft 2 in (11 m), supported by four cast iron ribs that split up 5 bolted sections with solid spandrels. [3] It has simple parapet rails and panelled sides, with stone abutments. [1] The centre panel on the outer face of both parapets features the city arms on embossed plaques, with the date 1804 cast marked at the centre of the arch. The west parapet has a projecting spout for hoses. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "ST MILES BRIDGE, Non Civil Parish - 1051286". Historic England . Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wilson, Bill (2002). Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. Yale University Press. p. 279. ISBN   9780300096071.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labrum, E. A., ed. (1994). Civil Engineering Heritage: Eastern and Central England. London: T. Telford. pp. 118–9. ISBN   9780727719706.
  4. ↑ Skempton, Alec, ed. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: 1500–1830. Thomas Telford.


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