Bywell Bridge
Bywell Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Bywell Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 54°57′07″N 1°55′12″W / 54.952°N 1.920°W |
| OS grid reference | NZ052619 |
| Carries | B6309 |
| Crosses | River Tyne |
| Locale | Northumberland |
| Heritage status | Grade II listed[1][2] |
| Preceded by | Styford Bridge |
| Followed by | Ovingham Bridges |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Ashlar stone |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| No. of lanes | Single-track road |
| History | |
| Architect | George Basevi[3] |
| Construction start | 1836[4] |
| Construction end | 1838 |
| Construction cost | £15,000 |
| Opened | 1838[3][4] |
| Location | |
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Bywell Bridge is a 19th-century stone bridge carrying the B6309 road across the River Tyne in Northumberland, England. Just south of the bridge is Stocksfield, and just to the west is Bywell. It is a Grade II listed building.[1][2][4]
History
The bridge was opened in 1838. It was built at a cost of £15,000, which was paid by the local landowner T W Beaumont.[5] The designer was the architect George Basevi.[3] The bridge joins Bywell and the adjoining roads with Stocksfield. It is of ashlar masonry, with five segmental arches crossing the river, and two flood arches, without parapets, to the south.[6]
The remains of the piers of an ancient bridge, believed to be Roman, stood nearby until demolished on Beaumont's instructions when work on the present bridge began.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Bywell Bridge over River Tyne (that part in Bywell Parish) (Grade II) (1303849)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Bywell Bridge over River Tyne (that part in Broomley and Stocksfield Parish) (Grade II) (1154576)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bywell Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "Bywell Bridge". Keys to the Past. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ Handbook for travellers in Durham and Northumberland. London: John Murray. 1864. p. 243. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Bywell Bridge (Grade II) (1154576)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Structure Details for Bywell Bridge". SINE Project. Newcastle University. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Views on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, from drawings by J.W. Carmichael, with details by J. Blackmore, 1836
