Blueback Bridge Over River West Allen

BLUEBACK BRIDGE OVER RIVER WEST ALLEN, WHITFIELD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1045432
Date first listed:
23-Aug-1985
List Entry Name:
Blueback Bridge Over River West Allen
Statutory Address:
BLUEBACK BRIDGE OVER RIVER WEST ALLEN, WHITFIELD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1045432
Date first listed:
23-Aug-1985
List Entry Name:
Blueback Bridge Over River West Allen
Statutory Address 1:
BLUEBACK BRIDGE OVER RIVER WEST ALLEN, WHITFIELD

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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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:
BLUEBACK BRIDGE OVER RIVER WEST ALLEN, WHITFIELD

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

District:
Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Plenmeller with Whitfield
National Grid Reference:
NY 78218 57045

Details

NY 75 NE NY 782571 PLENMELLER WITH WHITFIELD WHITFIELD

8/198 Blueback Bridge over River West Allen

II

Bridge, probably C18 widened mid-c19. South face coursed rubble with squared stone parapet, north face rock-faced with tooled and margined stone parapet. South face elliptical arch with arch ring and chamfered band below the parapet, which splays out at the ends. North face segmental arch springing from impost blocks; keystone carried up as pilaster, broader flanking pilasters. Moulded string below parapet with sloped coping; pyramidal caps to pilasters.

Listing NGR: NY7821857045

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
240315
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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