Rotherham Bridge

Rotherham Bridge is a Grade I listed bridge dating from the 15th century, which was widened and extended in the 18th century and restored to its original form in the 1930s. It is constructed of deeply-coursed, ashlar sandstone and features four arches, with the Chapel of Our Lady built onto the north side. The bridge no longer spans the full width of the River Don. Each arch has projecting ribs to the soffit and double-chamfered pointed arches. The river is channeled through the westernmost arch, which has a cutwater on the upstream side of the pier. All downstream piers retain three-sided cutwaters. The parapet has been renewed with roll-moulded copings. John Leland described the bridge in 1540 as "a fine stone bridge of four arches," and it served the highway from Richmond to London. It was widened upstream in 1768 and lengthened in 1769 by John Platt under the supervision of John Carr. The adjacent bridge built in the 1930s allowed for the restoration of the medieval bridge to its original dimensions. The bridge is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument.