Railway Bridge, 25 Metres North East Of Ricknall Mill Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1986. Railway bridge.
Railway Bridge, 25 Metres North East Of Ricknall Mill Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- weathered-keep-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1986
- Type
- Railway bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NZ 22 NE 295239 GREAT AYCLIFFE RICKNALL
Railway bridge, 25 metres 10/16 north-east of Ricknall Mill Farmhouse
II
Railway bridge with twin tunnels. About 1830 for the Clarence Railway Company. Sandstone ashlar. Bridge carries a huge embankment of the disused Simpasture to Port Clarence Railway across the River Skerne. Similar north and south faces front c.60-metre long river tunnel and separate storm drain. South face has chamfered rustication and is divided into 2 sections by 3 battered pilasters. Circular river entrance has skew voussoirs and smaller elliptical-arched storm drain to left. Short, set-back embankment walls flank main section of bridge. Low parapet, defined by large roll moulding and segmental coping, breaks forward over pilasters. Similar north front lacks flanking embankment walls. This bridge straddles the parishes of Great Aycliffe and Mordon.
Listing NGR: NZ2948023964
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