Rothbury Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1953. A Medieval Bridge.
Rothbury Bridge
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-turret-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1953
- Type
- Bridge
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ROTHBURY BRIDGE STREET NU 0501 25/263 Rothbury Bridge 21.10.53 GV II
Bridge. Medieval; south arch rebuilt C16 or C17; widened to east 1759; new superstructure mid-C20. Squared stone. 4 segmental, almost semicircular arches which are double-chamfered to the west and have arch rings to the east. The 3 northern arches each have 4 chamfered soffit ribs; plain soffits to southern arch and 1759 widening, Pointed cutwaters, those on west with canted tops. Flat-coped C19 approach walls on north.
The date 1759 and initials W.O. (William Oliphant, a Rothbury mason) are said to be carved low on the east face.
C20 concrete and steel superstructure, extending over cutwaters and replacing original parapets, is not of interest.
Listing NGR: NU0589501598
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