Winston Bridge, Over the River Tees

WINSTON BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER TEES, B6274

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1121747
Date first listed:
19-Jan-1952
List Entry Name:
Winston Bridge, Over the River Tees
Statutory Address:
WINSTON BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER TEES, B6274
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1121747
Date first listed:
19-Jan-1952
List Entry Name:
Winston Bridge, Over the River Tees
Statutory Address 1:
WINSTON BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER TEES, B6274

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:
WINSTON BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER TEES, B6274

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

District:
County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Barforth
National Grid Reference:
NZ 14258 16270

Details

NZ 11 NE BARFORTH B6274

3/1 Winston Bridge, over the River Tees 19.1.52

II*

Road bridge, 1762-3 by Sir Thomas Robinson. Squared sandstone with ashlar voussoirs. Slightly-recessed round arch spans 34 metres, and is now stabilised by 8 iron tie rods and plates. Raking buttressed faces to abutments. Parapet has slightly-projecting coping on square brackets and is cambered over the arch, breaking forward on either side to form pedestrian refuges. Wing walls terminate in low square piers with pyramidal caps. West end of bridge is slightly canted on plan.

Partly in Winston parish.

Listing NGR: NZ1425816270

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
111590
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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