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© Mr John Turner
IoE Number:
387451
Location:
RIVER HULL RAILWAY BRIDGE AND OPERATING CABIN, BANKSIDE (east off)
KINGSTON UPON HULL, KINGSTON UPON HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE
Photographer:
Mr John Turner
Date Photographed:
19 May 2003
Date listed:
21 January 1994
Date of last amendment:
21 January 1994
Grade
II
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KINGSTON UPON HULL
TA03SE BANKSIDE
680-1/4/47 (East side (off))
River Hull Railway Bridge and
operating cabin
II
Railway swing bridge spanning the River Hull, and operating
cabin. c1885, with mid C20 additions. Riveted steel lattice
trussed bowstring span with central roller pivot carried on
round cast-iron posts which form a hollow pier. At the
north-east end, a pair of panelled brick pedestals with
stepped caps. Beyond them, a square operating cabin, 2 stages
plus basement. Brick with ashlar dressings and flat roof.
Channelled rusticated basement with ashlar cornice, and to
north a round-arched doorway with Gibbs surround and multiple
keystone in brick. Above, a panelled stage with rusticated
quoins and a round-headed window to north. Above again, plain
brick C20 stage with a window to west and a blocked window to
north. The bridge is complete and in use.