Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26611
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/05/2002
Date of Amendment
03/05/2002
Name of Property
Drawbridge on S side of Victoria Dock
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Caernarfon
Town
Caernarfon
Locality
Victoria Dock
Easting
247855
Northing
363063
Street Side
Location
Spanning a dry dock.
Description
Broad Class
Maritime
Period
History
Dated 1883 by Frederick Jackson, engineer of Nottingham, and built by Oliver & Co of Chesterfield. Built over the entrance to the dry dock of the harbour, which was completed in 1874. A similar bridge was built over the harbour entrance.
Exterior
Principally constructed of rolled steel sections, and comprising 2 sections cantilevered on triple axles, designed to be pulled back manually on short lengths of rail. The deck of each section is laid with wooden boards on a steel frame, which has X-shaped panels below a hand rail and bellied outer struts. Simple arches are at the centre and ends. At the ends are cast iron boxes, for ropes or lifebelts, with name plates. The ramps at either end are replaced.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with the dock walls and as a rare surviving C19 footbridge in a dockland context.
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