Railway Bridge To The South East Of Dale Bridge

This railway bridge, built around 1840 for the North Midland Railway Company, is located to the southeast of Dale Bridge. It is constructed from regularly coursed rock-faced gritstone with ashlar dressings. The bridge features a single arch, with rusticated ashlar on the arch and its spandrels. Above the arch, there is a boldly projecting continuous roll moulding, topped by a shallow plain ashlar parapet, which now has 20th-century metal railings. The brick lining of the arch rises from a projecting moulded plinth band, which is returned onto the arch facings, creating a separation between the ashlar work and the rock-faced masonry below. The parapet walls have splayed ends that terminate in half-octagon piers.