Burn Closes Bridge, St. Peter's Road
Burn Closes Bridge, St. Peter's Road
HER Number
1948
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Burn Closes Bridge, St. Peter's Road
Place
Wallsend
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
A reinforced concrete bridge of c1913 spanning Willington Dene. The only early ferro-concrete bridge in the County.
Listed building consent was granted for its demolition in 2007. Bridge demolished in 2008. New one built 2009. TWM Archaeology recorded the bridge before demolition.
Former listing description:
Bridge. Circa 1913. Reinforced concrete. 5 trestles and curved abutments support road deck. 7 pairs of piers with low pyramidal coping support spike-headed iron parapet railing.
Listed building consent was granted for its demolition in 2007. Bridge demolished in 2008. New one built 2009. TWM Archaeology recorded the bridge before demolition.
Former listing description:
Bridge. Circa 1913. Reinforced concrete. 5 trestles and curved abutments support road deck. 7 pairs of piers with low pyramidal coping support spike-headed iron parapet railing.
Easting
430880
Northing
566990
Grid Reference
NZ430880566990
Sources
<< HER 1948 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 20; Dept. of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 7/165; English Heritage Advice Report 23 March 2015