Description

NEWBIGGIN RIVER TEES
NY 92 NW
14/158 Wynch Bridge
14/9/66
II*
Suspension bridge. Circa 1820 for Duke of Cleveland, replacing earlier bridge
on site which was erected pre-1757 and was said to have been the earliest in
Europe. Cast iron columns; wrought iron hangers, suspension and handrails;
wood deck. 2 tapered Tuscan columns at each end support iron blocks through
which suspension rails are threaded, and to the outside of which iron guy
cables and square-section guy rods are bolted. Of 3 original hand rails
threaded through the 13 pairs of hangers, the top was missing, as were the
planks of the deck, at time of survey. 13 beams support deck. Being
reinforced at time of survey.

The original bridge was built to enable lead miners who lived at Holwick to
reach the mines at Middleton.

Source: W. Fordyce, History and Antiquities of the Co. Palatine of Durham,
1857; vol. II, p.70.

Listing NGR: NY9038227896

The asset was previously listed twice also under the parish of Holwick at List entry 1121052. This entry was removed from the List on 19 April 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q14549687

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)