Bridge Over River Beane

The bridge over the River Beane is a road bridge built around 1830. It is constructed using Caleb Hitch's patented brick, with some later repairs in stock brick, and features stone dressings. The bridge has a triple segmental arch design, with the central arch being larger than the outer ones. There are stone capped cutwaters on both sides, and the outer arches are slightly splayed towards the banks. The parapets include pilaster strips at the angles of the splayed sections, and the end piers are topped with moulded stone caps. The bridge has curved abutment walls at both ends and bands along the parapets, although the eastern band has been largely rebuilt. The parapets are capped with segmental brick coping. The patented Hitch bricks, introduced in 1828, measure 1 foot long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep, featuring interlocking flanges and resembling rat-trap bond.