Bywell Bridge
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Bywell Bridge | |
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| File:Bridge over the Tyne at Bywell - geograph.org.uk - 37255.jpg Bywell Bridge | |
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| 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 across the River Tyne. It is a Grade II listed building.[1][2][4]
History
[edit | edit source]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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
