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Latitude: 54.9507 / 54°57'2"N
Longitude: -2.5078 / 2°30'28"W
OS Eastings: 367571
OS Northings: 561896
OS Grid: NY675618
Mapcode National: GBR BCX6.V3
Mapcode Global: WH911.GT0M
Plus Code: 9C6VXF2R+7V
Entry Name: Featherstone Bridge
Listing Date: 10 June 1952
Last Amended: 27 July 1987
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1045293
English Heritage Legacy ID: 240695
ID on this website: 101045293
Location: Northumberland, NE49
County: Northumberland
Civil Parish: Featherstone
Traditional County: Northumberland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland
Church of England Parish: Haltwhistle Holy Cross
Church of England Diocese: Newcastle
Tagged with: Road bridge
FEATHERSTONE BRIDGE END
NY 66 SE
(North side)
15/91 Featherstone Bridge
10/6/52 (formerly listed as Bridge
over South Tyne River)
II*
Single-track road bridge over River South Tyne, c.1775. Tooled ashlar sandstone.
Both faces similar: single c.25-metre wide segmental arch with flush voussoirs,
arch band and triple keystone. Arch, flanked by wide slightly-projecting piers,
rests on side walls with chamfered plinths and top bands. Parapet defined by
wide band and projecting chamfered coping. Horizontal section of parapet
extends beyond keystone before raking down to south. Parapet terminates at
projecting end piers with pyramidal caps. Plaque above keystone on inner face
of west parapet inscribed: FEATHERSTONE BRIDGE. Curving walls on north end of
parapet; splayed walls on south end.
(E. Jervoise, The Ancient Bridges of the North of England, 1973).
Listing NGR: NY6757161896
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