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Swing Bridge at East Side with Ashlar Walls

A Grade II Listed Building in Hendon, Sunderland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9068 / 54°54'24"N

Longitude: -1.3575 / 1°21'27"W

OS Eastings: 441291

OS Northings: 557091

OS Grid: NZ412570

Mapcode National: GBR VHB.PK

Mapcode Global: WHD56.3XTQ

Plus Code: 9C6WWJ4R+PX

Entry Name: Swing Bridge at East Side with Ashlar Walls

Listing Date: 8 February 1991

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1279892

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391496

ID on this website: 101279892

Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1

County: Sunderland

Electoral Ward/Division: Hendon

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Sunderland

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: Hendon

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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SUNDERLAND

NZ4157 HUDSON DOCK
920-1/13/119 (East side)
08/02/91 Swing-bridge at east side with
ashlar walls

GV II

Swing-bridge and ashlar walls at east side of Hudson Dock, at
entrance from former sea lock to former south outlet. Dated
1880 on plaque which also names Henry H Wake, C.E., engineer;
River Wear Commission; and Andrew Handyside & Co. Ltd.,
Contractors, Derby and London. Riveted steel girder
construction, Ashlar walls. Asymmetrical hog-back arch,
pivoting on north lock wall, the shorter arm to the land and
the longer swinging to bridge the lock. Central strut from
arch to deck has riveted reinforcing plate at foot and
diagonal braces from top to feet of adjacent struts; these
struts and diagonal braces are repeated along the whole
length. Originally operated by hydraulic machinery made by WL
Armstrong & Co. of Newcastle upon Tyne. Founder's plate on
inner face of west side lattice metal balustrades have
elliptical-headed tubular handrails. Bridge pivots on one
ashlar wall to close against the opposite wall.


Listing NGR: NZ4129157091

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