Barnard Castle Bridge, Over the River Tees

BARNARD CASTLE BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER TEES, BRIDGE END

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1121647
Date first listed:
12-Jan-1967
List Entry Name:
Barnard Castle Bridge, Over the River Tees
Statutory Address:
BARNARD CASTLE BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER TEES, BRIDGE END
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1121647
Date first listed:
12-Jan-1967
List Entry Name:
Barnard Castle Bridge, Over the River Tees
Statutory Address 1:
BARNARD CASTLE BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER TEES, BRIDGE END

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:
BARNARD CASTLE BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER TEES, BRIDGE END

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

District:
County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Startforth
National Grid Reference:
NZ 04796 16387

Details

NZ 0416 SE STARTFORTH BRIDGE END

11/164 Barnard Castle 12.1.67 Bridge, over the River Tees

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Road bridge, 1569 repaired 1771. Squared stone. Two segmental-pointed triple-stepped arches, the eastern slightly taller, each on 5 square ribs; triangular cutwaters between carried up as pedestrian refuges; later squinch arches carrying C20 widening of appoach road to south-east and north-west. C18 parapets with slightly-arched coping, stepped out from wall faces above the arches; on inner face of parapet in southern refuge are adjacent blocks with incised C.D. and brass-inset Y marking Durham/North Riding boundary. N R

Listing NGR: NZ0480116388

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Legacy System number:
111755
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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