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SK7856 : Smeaton's arches, near Muskham Bridge

near to South Muskham, Nottinghamshire, Great Britain

Smeaton's arches, near Muskham Bridge

This is the most northerly, and longest, set of flood relief arches created by John Smeaton for his 1770 improvement of the Great North Road. This view show how each set of arches rises slightly in the middle; this applies equally to the shorter groups. This side shows the concrete widening carried out by Nottinghamshire County Council and completed in 1929. Listed Grade II. (Each group of arches has a separate listing - there are 74 arches in sets of between 1 and 18 arches).

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Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites.

There are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures using A, B and C designations.

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2012

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Grid Square: SK7856, 25 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Alan Murray-Rust (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 14 September, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 18 September, 2012
Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Rivers, Streams, Drainage Historic sites and artefacts
Road (from Tags): Great North Road
Name (from Tags): John Smeaton Nottinghamshire County Council
Building Material (from Tags): brick reinforced concrete
Date (from Tags): 1770 1922
Subject Location: OSGB36: SK 7878 5603 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.7403N 0:49.4985W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SK 78738 56117
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)