Bywell Bridge

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title: "Bywell Bridge" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bridges-in-northumberland", "crossings-of-the-river-tyne", "george-basevi-buildings", "grade-ii-listed-bridges", "grade-ii-listed-buildings-in-northumberland", "bridges-completed-in-1838", "bywell"] topic_path: "general/bridges-in-northumberland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bywell_Bridge" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Bywell Bridge
image	Bridge over the Tyne at Bywell - geograph.org.uk - 37255.jpg
caption	Bywell Bridge
coordinates
os_grid_reference	NZ052619
carries
crosses	River Tyne
locale	Northumberland
architect	George Basevi
design	Arch bridge
material	Ashlar stone
spans	5
begin	1836
complete	1838
cost	£15,000
open
lanes	Single-track road
preceded	Styford Bridge
followed	Ovingham Bridges
heritage	Grade II listed
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Bywell Bridge is a 19th-century stone bridge across the River Tyne. It is a Grade II listed building.

History

The bridge was opened in 1838. It was built at a cost of £15,000, which was paid by the local landowner T W Beaumont. The designer was the architect George Basevi. The bridge joins Bywell and the adjoining roads with Stocksfield. It is of ashlar masonry, with five segmental arches crossing the river, and two flood arches, without parapets, to the south.

The remains of the piers of an ancient bridge, believed to be Roman, stood nearby until demolished on Beaumont's instructions when work on the present bridge began.

References

References

1. "Bywell Bridge". Keys to the Past.
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4. (1864). "Handbook for travellers in Durham and Northumberland". John Murray.
5. "Bywell Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne.
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7. "Structure Details for Bywell Bridge". [[Newcastle University]].
8. ''Views on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, from drawings by J.W. Carmichael, with details by J. Blackmore'', 1836

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