King Edward Railway Bridge
KING EDWARD RAILWAY BRIDGE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242100
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1994
- List Entry Name:
- King Edward Railway Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- KING EDWARD RAILWAY BRIDGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242100
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1994
- List Entry Name:
- King Edward Railway Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- KING EDWARD RAILWAY BRIDGE
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:
- KING EDWARD RAILWAY BRIDGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Gateshead (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- District:
- Newcastle upon Tyne (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ2467963229
Details
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NZ 26 SW King Edward Railway Bridge
1833-/11/10044
II
Railway bridge. 1902-6 by Charles A. Harrison for the North Eastern Railway;
contractors Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co. Sandstone ashlar piers and red
sandstone approach viaduct with steel girder bridge deck. Originally planned to have only
2 lattice girder spans, the discovery of old coal workings caused a change of design to 4
steel spans. 5 ashlar piers, of which 3 are in river, are pierced by 2 tall arches rest on high
plinths and support steel lattice girder bridge deck. Strings on piers along line of upper
and lower girders, and raised panels between, give classical proportions to piers which rise
to parapets above rail track bed. Land approach on north side is rock-faced stone and has
10 tall arches with voussoirs, all now containing renewed doors and glazing to workshops,
between the river and Pottery Lane. East Coast Main Line electrification girders added
to bridge. The southern half of the bridge is in Gateshead District.
Listing NGR: NZ2467963229
The asset was previously listed twice also under the parish of Gateshead at List entry 1248576. This entry was removed from the List on 7 June 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 441459
- 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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