Blaydon Burn, footbridge

HER Number:
8432

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, footbridge

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Bridge

Site Type: Specific:
Footbridge

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The existing feature is possibly that shown on the 3rd and 4th editions OS, but appears to have been substantially rebuilt. It is single arched, the arch being turned in firebricks and apparently the oldest part of the structure. The sides and parapets are built of a mixture of sandstone rubble and "rusticated" blocks with stihl-saw cut margins, which were probably added when the surrounding area was landscaped in the late 20th century.

Easting:
1712

Northing:
6290

Grid Reference:
NZ17126290

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures