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Newlay Bridge

A Grade II* Listed Building in Horsforth, Leeds

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Latitude: 53.8282 / 53°49'41"N

Longitude: -1.6387 / 1°38'19"W

OS Eastings: 423876

OS Northings: 436943

OS Grid: SE238369

Mapcode National: GBR KS05.0F

Mapcode Global: WHC9B.S1VK

Plus Code: 9C5WR9H6+7G

Entry Name: Newlay Bridge

Listing Date: 5 August 1976

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375481

English Heritage Legacy ID: 466379

Also known as: Iron Bridge

ID on this website: 101375481

Location: Newlay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18

County: Leeds

Civil Parish: Horsforth

Built-Up Area: Horsforth

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Horsforth St Margaret

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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Description


The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1240013, in the parish of Horsforth. This entry was removed from the List on 6th May 2015.

SE23NW
714-1/5/1013
05/08/76

LEEDS
POLLARD LANE, Newlay
Newlay Bridge

II*

Public road bridge over River Aire. Dated 1819, restored
c1985. Cast and wrought-iron, with sandstone abutments.
Battered sandstone abutments each end; single segmental span
of 4 slender H-section ribs interconnected by regular
cast-iron lattice braces, stayed by wrought-iron rods to
slender joists supporting deck; a plaque at the keystone
position has raised lettering: 'JP/ AD1819'; low parapet of
panelled iron carrying railings. Sett-paved deck with tarmac
side pavements; protected on both sides by stick-baluster
railings in sections between openwork standards which have
diamond-latticed panels at the bottom and Y-tracery panels at
the top.
Attached to both inner sides of the standards in the centre is
an oval plaque with raised lettering: 'JOHN/ POLLARD/ NEWLEY
HOUSE/ ERECTED THIS/ BRIDGE/ A.D/ 1819..'; an oval plaque with
small lettering on the same casting: 'AYDON & ELWELL/ SHELF/
IRON WORKS/ NEAR BRADFORD/ YORKSHIRE'.
One of only 2 such bridges built by Aydon and Elwell surviving
in this county; the other is the Gasworks bridge at Sowerby
Bridge. One of the oldest iron bridges in Yorkshire, it was
erected in 1819 to connect Whitecote with the Leeds-Horsforth
turnpike. Pollard's scribbling mill and weaving shed stood on
the S side of the river, E side of Pollard Lane. The parapet
railings were replaced and the cobbles relaid in the 1980s.
(Thomas RCN: A Noble Scene of Industry: 33; Brears P: Museum
of Leeds Trail: 40).

Listing NGR: SE 23876 36943

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