Ladykirk & Norham Bridge

  • Description

    "The bridge spans the River Tweed between Ladykirk, Scotland and Norham, England and dates from 1885-7. The English side is Grade II Listed (List Entry Number: 1042217) https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1042217 In Scotland, it is B Listed. The bridge has four segmental masonry arches, and was erected over the Tweed from 1885–87 by G. Meakin and J. W. Dean to a design of Thomas Codrington. It has two 90 ft central spans flanked by 85 ft spans, all of hollow spandrel construction, and is 16 ft wide. The bridge replaced a bold laminated timber segmental arch-truss bridge with two 190 ft spans designed by J. Blackmore and erected in 1838. http://canmore.org.uk/site/77641" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2018.
  • Owner

    Andrew Curtis
  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)
  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5922310
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Peter Smith
    Last modified: 5 years, 2 months ago
    Viewed: 393 times
    Picture Taken: 2018-09-27
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