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Old Bridge over Blaydon Burn
There is an old stone road bridge over Blaydon Burn (stream) which is directly north of the modern road bridge. This older single arched bridge dates from 1778 and was built for the Hexham Turnpike Trust. It replaced a ford over the Burn here. The old bridge was altered in 1936, when the current road bridge, which carries the B6317 (Bridge Street / Stella Road), was built. The old bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. From this point on, Blaydon Burn is now culverted for about 65 metres on its north-eastward course, under the railway line and Riverside walk, to its outlet into the River Tyne.
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BLAYDON OLD BRIDGE - List Entry
- Road bridge over Blaydon Burn. 1778, altered 1936. Built for the Hexham Turnpike Trust. Coursed and dressed stone with ashlar dressings. Single round arched bridge. North front arch has rusticated …
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Tyne and Wear HER(3435): Blaydon Burn, Blaydon Burn Bridge
- The bridge was erected in 1778, replacing an earlier ford, and still survives largely complete below the 1936 road bridge. It was built of sandstone ashlar, approximately 0.75m x 0.19m …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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BLAYDON OLD BRIDGE - List Entry
- Road bridge over Blaydon Burn. 1778, altered 1936. Built for the Hexham Turnpike Trust. Coursed and dressed stone with ashlar dressings. Single round arched bridge. North front arch has rusticated …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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from https://www.twsitelines.info/…
Tyne and Wear HER(3435): Blaydon Burn, Blaydon Burn Bridge
- The bridge was erected in 1778, replacing an earlier ford, and still survives largely complete below the 1936 road bridge. It was built of sandstone ashlar, approximately 0.75m x 0.19m …
Added by
Simon Cotterill