This is a list of crossings of the River Soar, the principal river of Leicestershire in the Midlands of England. Listed in the table are those crossings that have been identified downstream of the Soar Brook confluence, near Sharnford, to the last crossing near Ratcliffe-on-Soar upstream of Soar Mouth where the river meets the Trent.[1][2]
At Aylestone in Leicester the Grand Union Canal meets the Soar, to form the Soar Navigation. Downstream from this point the navigation and river become intertwined with weirs and bypass channels, one prominent section is the Mile Straight constructed for flood alleviation in the 1890s. It has four listed crossings along its length, including Upperton Road, Mill Lane, Newarke, and West Bridge. The current West Bridge built in 1891, replaced an earlier stone bridge with four arches, that once had a bridge chapel.[3] Crossing the Old Soar nearby, is Bow Bridge, although rebuilt in 1863, the earlier medieval bridge was strongly associated with the local folklore surrounding the death of Richard III.[4]
Other notable crossings include the scheduled packhorse bridges at Aylestone and Enderby Mill, with the bridges at Cossington, Barrow, Cotes and Kegworth all being Grade II listed. Near Mountsorrel, a listed red brick bridge from 1860 has been described as “an impressive local landmark.”[5]
Crossings
Status | Criteria[6] |
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I | Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
II* | Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interest |
II | Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest |
SM |
Scheduled Monument. Nationally important archaeological bridge. |
Bibliography
- Smith (1996). Leicester A-Z Street Atlas. Geographers A-Z Map Company Ltd. ISBN 9780850393408.
References
- ↑ A-Z 1996, pp. 6–51.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 129 Nottingham and Loughborough (Map). 1:50,000. OS Landranger Map Series. Ordnance Survey. 2004. ISBN 9780319 22879 1.
- ↑ Jervoise, E. (1932). The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England. Read Books Limited. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-1-4733-4079-4.
- ↑ "Bow Bridge". Leicester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- 1 2 Historic England. "Mountsorrel mineral railway bridge (1287391)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Listed Buildings, English Heritage, archived from the original on 22 December 2012, retrieved 22 April 2011
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A-Z 1996, p. 51.
- ↑ Historic England. "Sopers Bridge (1074692)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- 1 2 A-Z 1996, p. 42.
- 1 2 3 4 5 A-Z 1996, p. 43.
- ↑ Historic England. "Enderby Mill Bridge (1005083)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A-Z 1996, p. 35.
- ↑ Historic England. "Aylestone packhorse bridge (1074055)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ A-Z 1996, p. 36.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A-Z 1996, p. 27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A-Z 1996, p. 28.
- ↑ Historic England. "Upperton Road Bridge (1074785)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Historic England. "Mill Lane (1184807)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Historic England. "Newarke Bridge (1074794)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Historic England. "West Bridge (1074789)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ A-Z 1996, p. 19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A-Z 1996, p. 20.
- ↑ Historic England. "Abbey Corner Bridge (1387174)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Historic England. "Belgrave Bridge (1299667)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Historic England. "NewBridge (1387173)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 A-Z 1996, p. 13.
- 1 2 3 4 5 A-Z 1996, p. 14.
- ↑ A-Z 1996, p. 6.
- ↑ Historic England. "Cossington Bridge (1287390)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Historic England. "Barrow Road Bridge (1074588)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Historic England. "Cotes Bridge (1074530)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Historic England. "Kegworth Bridge (1068673)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑
- Taylor, Mike (2000). The River Trent Navigation. Tempus Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 0-7524-1743-6.