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Ferry Bridge

A Grade I Listed Building in Brotherton, North Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7159 / 53°42'57"N

Longitude: -1.2695 / 1°16'10"W

OS Eastings: 448306

OS Northings: 424630

OS Grid: SE483246

Mapcode National: GBR MTKG.YP

Mapcode Global: WHDC1.GVPQ

Plus Code: 9C5WPP8J+85

Entry Name: Ferry Bridge

Listing Date: 11 December 1967

Last Amended: 14 March 1986

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1167483

English Heritage Legacy ID: 326065

Also known as: Ferrybridge near Knottingley

ID on this website: 101167483

Location: Ferrybridge, North Yorkshire, WF11

County: North Yorkshire

District: Selby

Civil Parish: Brotherton

Built-Up Area: Knottingley

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Brotherton St Edward the Confessor

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1225759. This entry was removed from the List on 13 June 2017.


SE 42 NE
5/9
11.12.67

BROTHERTON
OLD GREAT NORTH ROAD

Ferry Bridge

(formerly listed under General)

I

Bridge. Inscribed on plaques: 'JOHN CARR, ESQUIRE,/ OF YORK, ARCHITECT./
1797.' 'FERRYBRIDGE BROTHERTON'. 'BERNARD HARTLEY./ OF PONTEFRACT,
BUILDER./1804.' with C20 restoration. Tooled millstone grit ashlar.
8 round-headed arches of which there are 4 land arches to Ferrybridge side
and one to Brotherton, and 3 larger river arches. River arches have volute
keystones and hoodmoulds. Plain keystones to 2 flanking land arches,
otherwise rusticated surrounds. Canted cutwaters between river arches
surmounted by refuges in parapet. To either side of river arches a pier
with niche in quoined surround. Dentilled cornice to section bordered by
piers, otherwise ashlar band. 3 course parapet with vase balustrade to
central section. Parapet has splayed ends with rounded caps to 3 ends.


Listing NGR: SE 48306 24630

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