Harewood Bridge
HAREWOOD BRIDGE, HARROGATE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1265837
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Harewood Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- HAREWOOD BRIDGE, HARROGATE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1265837
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Harewood Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- HAREWOOD BRIDGE, HARROGATE 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:
- HAREWOOD BRIDGE, HARROGATE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Harewood
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kirkby Overblow
- National Grid Reference:
- SE3121846071
Details
HAREWOOD HARROGATE ROAD SE34NW LS17 2/99 Harewood Bridge 2.9.52
GV II*
Road-bridge over the river Wharfe. c 1729 (Pevsner, p247) widened c 1771 by John Carr who was Surveyor of Bridges from 1761 to 1772 (Colvin, p192). Finely-dressed stone. 4 segmental arches separated by 3 sharply-pointed cutwaters with angled caps. The soffit has 2 separate spanning arches. East side: arches have chamfered voussoirs and are of 2 orders. Above cutwaters are slightly projecting piers. Band and parapet. West side: arches have flush unchamfered voussoirs and have clearly been added to the eastern bridge in order to increase the road width. The abutments splay out at each end. The central eastern pier has on its inner face 2 metal plaques marking the parish boundaries of "DUNKESWICK" and "HAREWOOD", whilst the top of the parapet has incised "MAX 79".
H. Colvin, Dictionary of British Architects, (1978). N. Pevsner, Yorkshire West Riding, (1979).
Listing NGR: SE3122246084
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 423422
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Colvin, H M, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840, (1978)
Pevsner, N, Radcliffe, E, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding, (1967)
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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