Bridge at 94 Church Street, Dromore, BT25 1AA

Tall, single arch railway bridge built in 1861-62 to designs by Thomas Jackson, which formerly carried the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast line over a drive formerly leading to the Bishop of Dromore's palace. It is set to the immediate east of what was Dromore railway station (HB17/15/057), roughly 100m north of Church Street, 300m west of the town centre. The driveway (former rear entrance to the now demolished Bishops Palace) it once spanned, has not been in use for some considerable time (it became defunct with the building of the A1 dual carriageway) and is now an overgrown laneway. The arch is semi-circular and is flanked by splayed walls which retain the embankment. Walls are constructed in squared, rock-faced ‘Greywacke’ stone with granite dressings to the parapets. To the base of the arch on the south side are recent concrete block piers (which probably once supported a gate). On top of the bridge there appears to be a metal guardrail Flanking the entrance to the laneway is a pair of decorative stone and brick gateposts (one now much damaged); these appear relate to the adjoining house. Also to the west side of the entrance is a small dwelling of late 19th century date, somewhat altered in more recent years.