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Monument Number 23236
Hob Uid: 23236
Location : Northumberland Morpeth
Grid Ref : NZ1900086000
Summary : Pre.1680 Abbey Bridge(site of)
More information : [Marginal]. A stone bridge formerly led from MORPETH to the ABBEY of NEWMINSTER, the bridge was ruinous in JAN.1680 (1) Known as the "ABBEY BRIDGE", it crossed the WANSBECK about the site of the present [1832] wooden-bridge, which was built in 1807. (2) The site of the wooden bridge mentioned in T1(2) was not discovered during field investigation. Maps of MORPETH dated 1604, 1826 and 1852 do not extend for enough westwand to include the stretch of the RIVER WANSBECK to the north of NEWMINSTER ABBEY. (3) [Area centred NZ 19008612] "A stone bridge (which has been made into a County Bridge) was built within a very few yards of the site of what is here called the Abbey Bridge, not more than 3 or four years after the publication of this book.(b) The stone bridge mentioned above is the bridge now known as Lowford Bridge which was built in 1836.(a) Perambulation of the banks in the vicinity of Lowford Bridge revealed no trace of the Abbey Bridge mentioned in T.I. (4)

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Source details : 'The Ancient Bridges of the North of England' 1936 p.12 (JERVOISE)
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Source details : 'Hist.of Morpeth' 1832 p.63 (J Hodgson)
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Source details : F1 EG 12-MAR-54
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : Letter (G.Geary 31.3.54)
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Source Number : 4a
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Source details : Oral Mr.A.Appleby 31.3.54 (Local Historian, Bridge St. Morpeth)
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Source Number : 4b
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Source details : Annotations in margin of The History of Morpeth 1832 (Hodgson) by Mr Frank Brumell, Town Clerk of Morpeth 1845
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Bridge
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Bridge
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 18 NE 16
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1954-03-12
End Date : 1954-03-12

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 23236