Birmingham Road Railway Bridge, Alcester, Warwickshire: Archaeological Recording,

A programme of archaeological recording was undertaken of the remains of the Birmingham Road Railway bridge prior to its demolition. Archaeology Warwickshire were commissioned to undertake Level 2 Building Recording in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation. Work was carried out in accordance with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists Standard and Guidance for archaeological investigation and recording of standing buildings or structures (2019) and Historic England's Understanding Historic Buildings; a Guide to Good Recording Practice (2016). The bridge was erected as part of the Alcester to Bearley Branch line that opened in 1876. The line ceased being used in 1951. The majority of the bridge was demolished in the 1970s, allowing the road to run on level ground rather than over a hump-backed bridge. The western face of the bridge survives in the embankment on the eastern side of the garden at 26 Roebuck Park. Here the bridge is faced in blue bricks with a single course of long stones above the arch; there are blue brick piers either side of the arch, and a red-brick wing wall to the south. The underside of the bridge is in poor condition, with the lowest course of the arch collapsing.