Bridge Across River Don
BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER DON, SPROTBROUGH BOAT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1286095
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Bridge Across River Don
- Statutory Address:
- BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER DON, SPROTBROUGH BOAT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1286095
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Bridge Across River Don
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER DON, SPROTBROUGH BOAT
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:
- BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER DON, SPROTBROUGH BOAT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Doncaster (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Sprotbrough and Cusworth
- District:
- Doncaster (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Warmsworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SE5387401467
Details
The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1151606, in the parish of Sprotbrough. This entry was removed from the list on 6th May 2015.
SE59SW 1/87
WARMSWORTH
SPROTBROUGH BOAT
Bridge across River Don
(formerly listed as Sprotbrough Bridge)
27.5.53
II
Bridge. Probably 1864 by Benjamin Brundell and William Arnold for Sir Joseph
William Copley (Civic Trust Newsletter); central span replaced 1897 in
ironwork by Newton Chambers of Sheffield. Fabricated iron central span;
rock-faced sandstone walling to piers and flanking causeways. Causeways each
have 3 segmental arches with rusticated voussoirs springing from cavetto-
moulded imposts; brick soffits; some waterspouts in spandrels; cornices
beneath rough-cast parapets with copings which terminate at end piers each
with ashlar frieze and modillioned cornice. Central span has riveted girders
with cross-braced side panels set in rebates in quoined and corniced abutment
piers. Square-latticed balustrade with wooden handrail on downstream side.
Oval plaques at each end of span state:
"ERECTED/BY/NEWTON CHAHBERS/& CO. LIMITED/THORNCLIFFE/IRONWORKS/SHEFFIELD/
1897".
Spans the River Don and is partly in the parish of Sprotbrough. History
confused by references to Sprotbrough Bridge nearby (mid C19, for same
patron, altered).
'Doncaster's Architects : No 5. Benjamin Shaw Brundell', Doncaster Civic
Trust, Newsletter 44, November 1984.
Kelly's Directory, West Ridinq, 1889, p.1105.
Listing NGR: SE 53874 01467
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 334861
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Newsletter 44 in Newsletter 44, (1984)
Kelly's Directory in Yorkshire West Riding, (1889)
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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