Lamesley bridge

HER Number:
669

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Lamesley bridge

Place:
Lamesley

Map Sheet:
NZ25NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Road Bridge

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C15

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
There is a record of repairs to "Lamesley-brig" over the Team as early as 1428. Certainly in 1431 Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham, granted an indulgence for the repair of Lamesley Brigg over the water of Tame. The site of this bridge is presumed to be the same as or close to the modern road bridge.

Easting:
2511

Northing:
5789

Grid Reference:
NZ25115789

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 669 >> E. Jervoise, 1931, The Ancient Bridges of the North of England, 29