Ferry Bridge is a Grade I listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1967. Bridge.
Ferry Bridge
- WRENN ID
- fading-lead-thrush
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 December 1967
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1225759. This entry was removed from the List on 13 June 2017.
SE 42 NE 5/9 11.12.67
BROTHERTON OLD GREAT NORTH ROAD
Ferry Bridge
(formerly listed under General)
I
Bridge. Inscribed on plaques: 'JOHN CARR, ESQUIRE,/ OF YORK, ARCHITECT./ 1797.' 'FERRYBRIDGE BROTHERTON'. 'BERNARD HARTLEY./ OF PONTEFRACT, BUILDER./1804.' with C20 restoration. Tooled millstone grit ashlar. 8 round-headed arches of which there are 4 land arches to Ferrybridge side and one to Brotherton, and 3 larger river arches. River arches have volute keystones and hoodmoulds. Plain keystones to 2 flanking land arches, otherwise rusticated surrounds. Canted cutwaters between river arches surmounted by refuges in parapet. To either side of river arches a pier with niche in quoined surround. Dentilled cornice to section bordered by piers, otherwise ashlar band. 3 course parapet with vase balustrade to central section. Parapet has splayed ends with rounded caps to 3 ends.
Listing NGR: SE 48306 24630
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