Description

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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Featherstone Bridge at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17546414

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy