Lamesley bridge

HER Number

669

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Lamesley bridge

Place

Lamesley

Map Sheet

NZ25NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Road Bridge

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

There is a record of repairs to "Lamesley-brig" over the Team as early as 1428. Certainly in 1431 Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham, granted an indulgence for the repair of Lamesley Brigg over the water of Tame. The site of this bridge is presumed to be the same as or close to the modern road bridge.

Easting

425110

Northing

557890

Grid Reference

NZ425110557890

Sources

<< HER 669 >> E. Jervoise, 1931, The Ancient Bridges of the North of England, 29