County Bridge, over River Tees, Barnard Castle AKA Barnard Castle Bridge (Barnard Castle)

Barnard Castle Bridge over the River Tees © DCC 2000

Barnard Castle Bridge © DCC 2002

Barnard Castle Bridge (c2000) © DCC 2000

Barnard Castle Bridge © DCC 2004

Barnard Castle Bridge (c2000) © DCC 2000

Barnard Castle Bridge © DCC 2004

Side view of County Bridge 2016

Wall of County Bridge 2016

Close up of the wall of County Bridge 2016

Wall of County Bridge 2016

Side of County Bridge 2016

Close up of the wall of County Bridge 2016

Side of County Bridge 2016

There has been a bridge here since at least 1536, however the current bridge was probably built in 1327. This date is carved onto the wall of the north side. At one contain a small building, possibly a chapel or a toll house stood on the bridge, though this had disappeared by the early nineteenth century.

Reference number:

D1975

Historical period:

Tudor (1485 to 1603)
Elizabethan (1558 to 1603)
Georgian (1714 to 1830)
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
21st Century (2001 to 2100)

Legal status:

Listed Building
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1121647, 1201056
Scheduled Monument
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1002353

Event(s):

RCHME: Durham SAMs Project 1991; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
COUNTY BRIDGE, BARNARD CASTLE; Northern Archaeological Associates

Disclaimer -

Please note that this information has been compiled from a number of different sources. Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council can accept no responsibility for any inaccuracy contained therein. If you wish to use/copy any of the images, please ensure that you read the Copyright information provided.

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