Hartford Bridge Over The River Blyth (That Part In Blyth Valley District)

Hartford Bridge spans the River Blyth and dates from the 15th or 16th century. It was widened in 1688 and again partly rebuilt in 1904. The north arch features squared stone on the east side, while the remainder of the east face is made of tooled-and-margined stone. The west face is constructed from snecked rock-faced stone with ashlar voussoirs and a tooled-and-margined parapet, which has a brick soffit in the western part. The bridge has three segmental arches. The east face displays a triple-chamfered arch from the 15th or 16th century on the right, with large triangular cutwaters that support shallow pilaster buttresses. There is a band below the parapet, which has chamfered coping and low end piers. The west face features lower curved cutwaters with a moulded cornice and similar pilasters. The bridge is partly located in the Wansbeck District and has group value with Hartford Bridge House in Wansbeck.