Bridge Over Railway Circa 150 Metres South West of Turton Tower
BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY CIRCA 150 METRES SOUTH WEST OF TURTON TOWER
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241547
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Bridge Over Railway Circa 150 Metres South West of Turton Tower
- Statutory Address:
- BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY CIRCA 150 METRES SOUTH WEST OF TURTON TOWER
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241547
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Bridge Over Railway Circa 150 Metres South West of Turton Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY CIRCA 150 METRES SOUTH WEST OF TURTON TOWER
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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:
- BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY CIRCA 150 METRES SOUTH WEST OF TURTON TOWER
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- North Turton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 72920 15129
Details
SD 71 NW TURTON
SD 729 151
7/79 Bridge over railway c.150 metres south west of Turton Tower - GV II
Bridge across railway cutting for Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway, 1847-8. Resident Engineer, Terence Flanagan. Rock-faced and ashlared gritstone. Medieval style: 4-centred arch with piers to the walls at the west end carried above the parapet in ashlar as rectangular machicolated turrets, that on the south side with a viewing deck approached by steps protected by a stepped parapet. Ashlar parapets, stepped above the centre of the arch, are pierced by cross-shaped arrow slits, terminate with polygonal pseudo- turrets to the outer faces, and each has another pseudo-turret corbelled on the outer face with its machicolated cap resting on the coping. This bridge is the more elaborate of a pair of bridges built under the terms of agreement with James Kay of Turton Tower (q.v.) who was a director of the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway Company.
Listing NGR: SD7292015129
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440657
- 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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