Wrightington Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Wrightington Bridge

WRENN ID: quartered-spindle-flax
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: West Lancashire
Country: England
Date first listed: 22 July 1976
Type: Bridge
Source: Historic England listing

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13/01/2015

SD 51 SW 5/100

WRIGHTINGTON, HALL LANE, Wrightington Bridge

22-2-1967

Public road bridge over Wrightington Pond. 1778, widened 1927. Sandstone ashlar. Each face has 3 segmental arches, the middle one of greater diameter. Each has-a moulding around the extrados. In each spandrel is a sunken boss. The balustrade is canted upwards towards the middle, as is a moulded cornice below. The end piers have sunk panels. When the bridge was widened a new flat road deck was constructed and one facade was dismantled and rebuilt. Previously also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, the bridge was removed from the schedule on 9 January 2015. Wrightington, Lancs 79. VCH, vol 6, p173.

Listing NGR: SD5333110823

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