Chester New Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. A Medieval Bridge.
Chester New Bridge
- WRENN ID
- deep-string-quill
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Bridge
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BOURNMOOR CHESTER ROAD NZ 25 SE (North side) 4/1 Chester New Bridge II*
Single-track road bridge over the River Wear leading to south-west arched gateway (q.v.) to Lambton Park. Probably C15; partly-rebuilt parapet. Dressed stone.
Circa 45-metre span. Both faces similar. 4 pointed arches of 2 chamfered orders; each arch on 5 chamfered ribs (some partly restored). Triangular-plan cutwaters between arches (3 on each face); cutwaters have multi-chamfered plinths, sloping tops and rise to parapet band. Slightly-projecting parapet has restored coping and splayed north end walls. Large abutment with offsets at north-west end.
This bridge straddles Chester-le-Street and the parish of Bournmoor.
(E. Jervoise, The Ancient Bridges of the North of England, 1973).
Listing NGR: NZ2844352286
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