PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATES AT ENTRANCE TO TRANSPORTER BRIDGE

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1139846
Date first listed:
28-Jul-1988
Statutory Address:
PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATES AT ENTRANCE TO TRANSPORTER BRIDGE, FERRY ROAD

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Location

Statutory Address:
PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATES AT ENTRANCE TO TRANSPORTER BRIDGE, FERRY ROAD

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

District:
Middlesbrough (Unitary Authority)
National Grid Reference:
NZ 49943 21220

Details

MIDDLESBROUGH FERRY ROAD. NZ 42 SE (4921) 1/34 Piers, railings and gates at entrance to Transporter Bridge. G.V. II. Piers, gatepiers, railings and gates, at entrance to Tees Transporter Bridge (q.v.), 1910 by G.C. Imbault (Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co., Ltd), engineer; constructed by Hill and Smith (Brierley Hill, Staffs). Rockfaced granite piers; iron railings, gatepiers and lamp brackets. 2 granite piers, flanking entrance to bridge, each with large polished granite tablet with inscribed recessed panel recording foundation of bridge in 1910. On each pier, a short colonnette, with moulded and chamfered base, supporting fluted stem and 2 scrolled lamp brackets; Middlesbrough Corporation arms fixed to colonette; lamps now missing. Flanking the piers are spike-topped railings and gates, and slender square gatepiers and intermediate piers, with crown and ball-on-stem finials. Gates have scrolled side bars. Similar railings and piers run at right-angles to those at entrance, from river side along west side of road for c.35m, terminating in similar gate. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: NZ4994321220

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
59727
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

End of official listing

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Date: 08 Apr 2002
Reference: IOE01/05180/03
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