Footbridge Over River Bela Approximately 400 Metres East-north-east of Milnthorpe Bridge
FOOTBRIDGE OVER RIVER BELA APPROXIMATELY 400 METRES EAST-NORTH-EAST OF MILNTHORPE BRIDGE, B5282
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1081522
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Footbridge Over River Bela Approximately 400 Metres East-north-east of Milnthorpe Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- FOOTBRIDGE OVER RIVER BELA APPROXIMATELY 400 METRES EAST-NORTH-EAST OF MILNTHORPE BRIDGE, B5282
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1081522
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1962
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Footbridge Over River Bela Approximately 400 Metres East-north-east of Milnthorpe Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- FOOTBRIDGE OVER RIVER BELA APPROXIMATELY 400 METRES EAST-NORTH-EAST OF MILNTHORPE BRIDGE, B5282
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:
- FOOTBRIDGE OVER RIVER BELA APPROXIMATELY 400 METRES EAST-NORTH-EAST OF MILNTHORPE BRIDGE, B5282
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Milnthorpe
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Beetham
- National Grid Reference:
- SD4933381412
Details
The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1336116. This entry was removed from the List on 31 January 2017.
SD 48 SE
3/3
12.2.62
MILNTHORPE
B5282 (off South side)
Milnthorpe
Footbridge over River Bela approx. 400 m East-North-East of Milnthorpe Bridge (q.v.)
(Formerly listed as Bridge mile N.E. of Dallam Tower Under the parish of Beetham with Haverbrack)
II
Former road-bridge now foot-bridge. 1730 by Robert Robinson, mason and Robert
Bindloss, waller. Stone rubble with roughly cut copings and voussoirs. 2 segmental
arches and cutwaters with pedestrian refuges between them.
Carriageway 12' wide. Landscape value. Road closed in 1813 when new Turnpike
road formed. Further information and map of old and new roads: J F CURWEN
Records of Kendal Vol III, pub. Titus Wilson 1926 p226 and J.F. CURWEN, History
of Heversham with Milnthorpe, pub. Titus Wilson 1930 p74.
Listing NGR: SD 49333 81412
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 75555
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Curwen, F, History of Heversham with Milnthorpe, (1930), 74
Other
Records of Kendal, (1926)
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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