Myton Bridge Myton-on-Swale, England

Listed Building Data

Myton Bridge has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

List Entry ID
1151273
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
II
Date Listed
19 December 1991
Name
MYTON BRIDGE
Location
MYTON BRIDGE, MAIN STREET
Parish
Myton-on-Swale
District
Hambleton
County
North Yorkshire
Grid Reference
SE 43602 66748
Easting
443602.1950
Northing
466748.2116

Listed Building Description

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MYTON ON SWALE

158/4/10000 MAIN STREET 19-DEC-91 (Off) MYTON BRIDGE

II Iron bridge. 1868, restored 2002. Cast iron and red brick with ashlar dressings. Single span, shallow triple arched cast iron bridge, with open work spandrels with circular panels filled with shields decorated with a lion relief. Slightly projecting surface supported on iron cross girders with octagonal patterned iron balustrade with iron hand rail. The abutments are brick with projecting corner piers, those on the river side have chamfered ashlar plinths, bracketed cornice and pyramidical caps. Behind are brick parapet walls with ashlar coping carved on simpler ashlar brackets. The end piers are shorter with chamfered plinth and pyramidal caps.

Built for the Lord of the Manor, Major H.M. Staplyton. The infill panels above the ribs include a replica of the Stapylton family coat of arms.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: Myton Bridge is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Craftsmanship: The bridge is of shallow, triple-arched cast iron construction, with open work spandrels and circular panels Artistic Treatment: Infill panels contain shields decorated with a lion relief, and the Stapylton family coat of arms * Historic: This bridge was built for the Lord of Manor, Major Stapylton