Historic bridges · North East England
Framwellgate Bridge
Framwellgate Bridge in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Framwellgate Bridge is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
Framwellgate Bridge is a medieval masonry arch bridge across the River Wear, in Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Framwellgate Bridge is a medieval masonry arch bridge across the River Wear, in Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The bridge was built after 1400 to replace one built early in the 12th century for Ranulf Flambard, who was Bishop of Durham 1099–1128. Flambard's bridge seems to have had five or six arches. A record of a lawsuit in 1437 records that Flambard's bridge: Until the replacement bridge was completed a ferry was substituted, the profit from which was shared between the Bishop of Durham and the Prior of Durham Cathedral Priory. of Durham Cathedral and the River Wear, showing all three arches of Framwellgate Bridge]] The current bridge is of two shallow arches, each with several reinforcing ribs. Their combined span is about 30 yard. The early 16th-century antiquary John Leland recorded that there…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7761, -1.5780
- Address
- Fowlers Yard, Durham, DH1 3RA
- Established
- 1500
- Opening
- |inaugurated =
Sources
- wikidata: Q5478079 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Framwellgate Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Framwellgate Bridge?
- Framwellgate Bridge is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Framwellgate Bridge built?
- Built or established in 1500.
- Who owns Framwellgate Bridge?
- Framwellgate Bridge is owned by |maint =.
- Is Framwellgate Bridge a listed building?
- Framwellgate Bridge is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.