Description

LUNEDALE B6277, Laithkirk
NY 92 SE
10/122
Lune Bridge
GV
II
Road bridge over the River Lune. Late C18; upstream side widened c.1868 (when
Lune Viaduct built). Sandstone ashlar; rebuilt parapets and snecked, rock-
faced upstream side.

Downstream segmental arch, with flush voussoirs, flanked by battered buttresses;
chamfered band above arch. Upstream segmental arch with projecting rock-faced
voussoirs. Parapets with segmental copings. Attached end walls: flat-coped
to north, about 9.0 metres long and curved on plan; south-east wall ends in a
circular pier with domical cap, south-west wall ends in a rectangular pier.

Included for group value.

This bridge straddles the parishes of Holwick, Middleton and Lunedale.

E Jervoise. The Ancient Bridges of the North of England, 1931 p 48.

Listing NGR: NY9590424041

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26622889

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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