Piers, Railings and Gates at Entrance to Transporter Bridge
PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATES AT ENTRANCE TO TRANSPORTER BRIDGE, FERRY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139846
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Piers, Railings and Gates at Entrance to Transporter Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATES AT ENTRANCE TO TRANSPORTER BRIDGE, FERRY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139846
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Piers, Railings and Gates at Entrance to Transporter Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATES AT ENTRANCE TO TRANSPORTER BRIDGE, FERRY ROAD
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:
- 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)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- 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.
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