Tyne and Wear HER(3630): Swalwell, Derwent Bridge - Details
3630
Gateshead
Swalwell, Derwent Bridge
Swalwell
NZ16SE
Transport
Road Transport Site
Road Bridge
Post Medieval
C18
Structure
The oldest bridge across the Derwent at Swalwell is the attractive stone road bridge of 1778, known as the Clavering Bridge. The Clavering family lived at nearby Axwell Hall (HER ref. 4993) and the bridge was ornately designed because of its proximity to the mansion. It was built to carry the main turnpike road from Newcastle to Hexham (HER ref. 3628). The bridge was disfigured by a road accident in the winter of 1913/14, the repairs from which can still be seen. The bridge has 3 segmental spans with pointed cutwaters. LISTED GRADE 2*
1984
6237
NZ19846237
<< HER 3630 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Dunston and Swalwell Plan Area
N. Pevsner, 1983, The Buildings of England, County Durham, p. 473
Pers. Comm. I. Ayris