Newlay Bridge

Newlay Bridge is a public road bridge over the River Aire, dated 1819 and restored around 1985. It is constructed from cast and wrought iron, with sandstone abutments. The bridge features battered sandstone abutments at each end and a single segmental span supported by four slender H-section ribs, which are interconnected by regular cast-iron lattice braces. These are stayed by wrought-iron rods to slender joists that support the deck. At the keystone position, there is a plaque with raised lettering that reads 'JP/ AD1819'. The bridge has a low parapet made of panelled iron that carries railings. The deck is sett-paved with tarmac side pavements and is protected on both sides by stick-baluster railings, which are divided into sections between openwork standards. The standards have diamond-latticed panels at the bottom and Y-tracery panels at the top.

In the center of both inner sides of the standards, there are oval plaques with raised lettering that state: 'JOHN/ POLLARD/ NEWLEY HOUSE/ ERECTED THIS/ BRIDGE/ A.D/ 1819..'. Additionally, there is a smaller oval plaque on the same casting that reads: 'AYDON & ELWELL/ SHELF/ IRON WORKS/ NEAR BRADFORD/ YORKSHIRE'. This bridge is one of only two built by Aydon and Elwell that are still standing in the county, the other being the Gasworks bridge at Sowerby Bridge. It is also one of the oldest iron bridges in Yorkshire, originally constructed to connect Whitecote with the Leeds-Horsforth turnpike. Pollard's scribbling mill and weaving shed were located on the south side of the river, on the east side of Pollard Lane. The parapet railings were replaced and the cobbles were relaid in the 1980s.