Henry Bridge
About Henry Bridge
Henry Bridge is one of 80 buildings in Celbridge the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates Henry Bridge to 1790–1800.
Henry Bridge is a fine stone bridge that forms an imposing feature on the Grand Canal and is one of a group of bridges on the section of that canal that passes through County Kildare. The construction of the arch that has retained its original shape is of technical and engineering merit.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 11901501 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 11901501↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Henry Bridge
Celbridge
Alymer BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)2 kmHazelhatch and Celbridge Railway Station (foot bridge)Regional rating (NIAH)4.1 kmHazelhatch and Celbridge Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH)4.1 kmCelbridge Collegiate SchoolRegional rating (NIAH)4.4 kmThe Abbey (sluice / sluice gate)Regional rating (NIAH)4.5 km
The Abbey (foot bridge)Regional rating (NIAH)4.5 kmOther recorded walls, gates and bridges around Celbridge
There are 8 with photos within 40 km. Ponsonby Bridge in Straffan is the nearest, at 2.5 km. At the edge of the list, 9 km away: Deey Bridge and 9th Lock, Leixlip.
Questions about Henry Bridge
Is Henry Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 11901501).
Can you visit Henry Bridge?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Henry Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1790–1800.
Is Henry Bridge protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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