Wrightington Bridge
WRIGHTINGTON BRIDGE, HALL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1073012
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Wrightington Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- WRIGHTINGTON BRIDGE, HALL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1073012
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Wrightington Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- WRIGHTINGTON BRIDGE, HALL LANE
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WRIGHTINGTON BRIDGE, HALL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- West Lancashire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wrightington
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 53331 10823
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13/01/2015
SD 51 SW
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WRIGHTINGTON,
HALL LANE,
Wrightington Bridge
22-2-1967
II
Public road bridge over Wrightington Pond. 1778, widened 1927. Sandstone ashlar. Each face has 3 segmental arches, the middle one of greater diameter. Each has-a moulding around the extrados. In each spandrel is a sunken boss. The balustrade is canted upwards towards the middle, as is a moulded cornice below. The end piers have sunk panels. When the bridge was widened a new flat road deck was constructed and one facade was dismantled and rebuilt. Previously also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, the bridge was removed from the schedule on 9 January 2015.
Wrightington, Lancs 79. VCH, vol 6, p173.
Listing NGR: SD5333110823
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 357876
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Farrer, W, Brownbill, J, The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, (1914), 173
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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