Glasson Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1984. Bridge.

Glasson Bridge

WRENN ID: empty-hall-birch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cumberland
Country: England
Date first listed: 8 November 1984
Type: Bridge
Source: Historic England listing

Description

NY 26 SE BOWNESS Glasson Bridge

3/32 Glasson Bridge

Bridge over canal, later railway bridge. 1819-23 for the Carlisle Canal; additions of 1853-4 for the Port Carlisle Dock and Railway Company. Squared and coursed red and calciferous sandstone; cast-iron parapet. Plinth with rounded corners was originally the supporting structure for a canal drawbridge. Increased in height to convert this to a railway bridge. Port Carlisle branch closed 1932.

Listing NGR: NY2539360612

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