CANTLOP BRIDGE Shropshire 1812 Thomas Telford HEW 330 SJ 517 063 N52o 39’ 7.4” W2o 42’ 53.9”
This charming survivor over the Cound Brook is still in its original condition, but is no longer in daily use by vehicles. It is one of a trio of bridges in the same neighborhood and of the same generation that you will enjoy visiting. It is a single arched span of 32’ over Cound Brook. It was probably built by Hazledine. It is now a footbridge and designated an Ancient Monument.
The unusual lattice work design of the arch is one that Telford used a number of times: Meole Brace Bridge 1813 which was destroyed in 1933; Cound II Bridge 1818 which was recycled as a footbride at the Hall Park Shopping center in Shrewsbury; Stokesay Bridge 1823 dismantled in 1965 and stored at the Iron Bridge Foundation and the Atcham Bridge 1818 over the Shropshire Union Canal which was dismantled in the 1990’s when the M54 was built. You will notice a similarity as well to the1816 Chepstow Bridge designed by J.U. Rastrick.