New North Bridge
NEW NORTH BRIDGE, GEORGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292933
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- New North Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- NEW NORTH BRIDGE, GEORGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292933
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- New North Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- NEW NORTH BRIDGE, GEORGE STREET
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:
- NEW NORTH BRIDGE, GEORGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Kingston upon Hull (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 10230 29232
Details
KINGSTON UPON HULL
TA1029SW GEORGE STREET 680-1/19/145 New North Bridge
II
Walking bascule bridge spanning the River Hull. 1928-31. Designed by T Thomas, City Engineer. Built by Widnes Foundry (1925) Ltd. Reinforced concrete with riveted steel lattice girder lifting span, with cast-steel roller racks. Wrought-iron latticework balustrades to footway on either side. Windows are steel-framed casements. East side has concrete control cabins and machine rooms spanning the road, with flat concrete roofs and coped balustrades. In the centre, a semicircular arch, flattened at the top, with an exaggerated keyblock extending upwards to form a clock tower. On either side, hinged covers to the racks, and beyond, a square control cabin on the first floor, with 3 windows. Above and behind, a room with 3 similar windows, flanked by sloping parapets. Below, a tiled footway with shouldered openings, the north one with 3 unglazed windows, the south one with 4 larger windows. At the rear, a late C20 oriel window to the control cabin on the south side. Exposed pinions projecting from the machine rooms engage with straight racks to operate the bridge, which is complete and in use.
Listing NGR: TA1023029232
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387563
- 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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