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Latitude: 53.8158 / 53°48'56"N
Longitude: -1.6071 / 1°36'25"W
OS Eastings: 425966
OS Northings: 435571
OS Grid: SE259355
Mapcode National: GBR B3C.GY
Mapcode Global: WHC9C.8CZ3
Plus Code: 9C5WR98V+85
Entry Name: Kirkstall Bridge
Listing Date: 11 September 1996
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1255850
English Heritage Legacy ID: 465566
ID on this website: 101255850
Location: Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS5
County: Leeds
Electoral Ward/Division: Kirkstall
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Leeds
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Kirkstall St Stephen
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Bridge
LEEDS
SE2535 BRIDGE ROAD
714-1/21/913 Kirkstall Bridge
GV II
Road bridge over River Aire. 1912, altered C20. By JA Mackay,
City Engineer, for Leeds Corporation. Rusticated stone piers,
cast-iron segmental arches and parapet railings to road deck.
3 arches span river, carrying roadway sloping up from east to
west.
Abutments have stone plaques with city coat of arms to river
and vertical piercings with stone seat to road level; the
vertical piercings repeated in the spandrels of the arches and
parapet rails, the latter having pierced panels and raised
circular motifs to handrail.
Cast-iron plaque at east end of north side has raised
lettering: 'CITY OF LEEDS/ KIRKSTALL BRIDGE/ THIS BRIDGE/ WAS
ERECTED BY THE LEEDS CORPORATION/ AND OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN
JUNE 1912/ IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE/ COUNCILLOR W. NICHOLSON
J.P. LORD MAYOR/ ALDERMEN/ F.M.LUPTON J.P. (CHAIRMAN)/
A.F.L.HEPTON R.PICKERSGILL J.P./ COUNCILLORS/ W.GIBSON (DEPUTY
CHAIRMAN) W.BAXTER/ D.B.FOSTER I.BRASSINGTON/ B.DICKINSON J.P.
J.A.MACKAY/ A.J.EAGLE T.O.VAUSE/ W.T.LANCASHIRE M.INST./CITY
ENGINEER/ H.ARNOLD AND SONS/ CONTRACTORS/ J.BUTLER AND CO /SUB
CONTRACTORS (STEEL AND IRONWORK)'. Lamp posts added mid C20.
Listing NGR: SE2596635571
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