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Latitude: 53.7285 / 53°43'42"N
Longitude: -1.3497 / 1°20'58"W
OS Eastings: 443003
OS Northings: 425981
OS Grid: SE430259
Mapcode National: GBR MT0B.L5
Mapcode Global: WHDC0.7KK1
Plus Code: 9C5WPMH2+94
Entry Name: Castleford Bridge
Listing Date: 16 March 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1290033
English Heritage Legacy ID: 342466
ID on this website: 101290033
Location: Castleford Ings, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF10
County: Wakefield
Electoral Ward/Division: Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Castleford
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Castleford Team Parish
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Bridge
CASTLEFORD LOCK LANE
SE42NW
1/4 Castleford Bridge
16.3.1987
- II
Public road bridge over River Calder. Dated on parapets, 1805, by Bernard
Hartley, built 1808 by Jesse Hartley. Sandstone ashlar. Classical style.
Three segmental arches with rusticated voussoirs, scrolled keystones on east
side and vermiculated keystones on west side; guilloche frieze, plain
parapets with rounded coping, with lettered panels in the centre:
"BERNARD HARTLEY (west side)
ARCHITECT
1805"
and
"JESSE HARTLEY (east side)
BUILDER
1808"
Triangular cutwaters and canted piers, finished with concave sweep to the
parapet, and all of banded rustication. Rectangular terminal piers of
similar masonry have blind window panels with splayed voussoirs, modillioned
cornices and panelled parapets. Ramped approach at north end, and drum
terminals at both ends.
Listing NGR: SE4300325981
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