Hartford Bridge, Over the River Blyth

HARTFORD BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER BLYTH, A 1068

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1041419
Date first listed:
18-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:
Hartford Bridge, Over the River Blyth
Statutory Address:
HARTFORD BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER BLYTH, A 1068

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1041419
Date first listed:
18-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:
Hartford Bridge, Over the River Blyth
Statutory Address 1:
HARTFORD BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER BLYTH, A 1068

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HARTFORD BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER BLYTH, A 1068

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Cramlington
District:
Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
West Bedlington
National Grid Reference:
NZ 24278 79975

Details

WANSBECK A 1068
NZ 28 SW (Hartford)

4/6 Hartford Bridge,
over the
River Blyth
GV

II
Bridge, C15 or C16, widened 1688, widened again and partly rebuilt 1904.
North arch squared stone on east, remainder of east face tooled-and-margined
stone, west face snecked rock-faced stone with ashlar voussoirs and tooled-
and-margined parapet, with brick soffit to western part. 3 segmental arches.
East face shows triple-chamfered C15/16 arch on right and large triangular
cutwaters carrying shallow pilaster buttresses; band below parapet, which
has chamfered coping. Low end piers. West face shows lower curved cutwaters
with moulded cornice, and similar pilasters.

Partly in Blyth Valley District.


Listing NGR: NZ2427879975

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
235877
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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