Bridge, Kilmarnock Water, St Marnock Street, Kilmarnock

Heritage listing

Category C Date Added 01/08/2002 Local Authority East Ayrshire Planning Authority East Ayrshire Burgh Kilmarnock NGR NS 42757 37711 Coordinates 242757, 637711 — Circa 1815; later alterations. Single span, segmental arched road and pedestrian bridge. Coursed pink and white ashlar, roll moulded band course, plain copes. N AND S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATIONS: abutments concealed by later coursed rubble wall, single segmental-arch with ashlar voussoirs, coursed ashlar spandrels; roll-moulded supporting ashlar parapet, thin flush ashlar copes. — A bridge has been on this site for at least 2 centuries. At first a wooden footbridge led over the Kilmarnock Water to land (primarily a lawn and avenue of trees) adjacent to Kilmarnock House and an access to Nelson Street. Before St Marnock Street was constructed, the land was semi-rural with the Relief Meeting House nearby. A ford was found further down the river. This older wooden bridge was replaced by the stone one when St Marnock Street was fully opened up. It is commonly believed the bridge near Nelson Street then became known as the "Timmer Bridge" (timber bridge) to differentiate the two. The bridge underwent restoration and cleaning in the later stages of the 20th century, due to development and new build in the area.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.