Wilmington Swing Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Hull, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1994. Footbridge.
Wilmington Swing Bridge
- WRENN ID
- burning-step-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1994
- Type
- Footbridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
KINGSTON UPON HULL
TA0930 WINCOLMLEE 680-1/15/408 (East side) Wilmington Swing Bridge
GV II
Swing railway bridge, now a footbridge, spanning the River Hull. c1870 and 1905. For the North Eastern Railway. Converted and restored 1991. Arch topped riveted wrought-iron girders form the span, which is carried on a roller bearing central pivot. Remains of a footway on the north side. Above the centre, a riveted post and beam structure with railed platform, carrying a wooden cabin with matchboard cladding and hipped lead roof. On the west side, 4 large glazing bar windows. At the south end, a projecting porch reached by C20 steel steps. At the north end, a canted wooden oriel window to the left, and a 2-light glazing bar window to the right. The bridge is operated by mechanism in the cabin engaging with a ring gear on the pivot. The mechanism is complete and operable. (Hull City Records Office: TSJ 28).
Listing NGR: TA0980230449
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