Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Coastal Road Bridge,
Mill Tenement, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Bridge
- Date of listing
- 16 October 1995
- Date of delisting
- 25 June 2002
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- Coastal Road Bridge,, Harbour Road, Carnlough, Ballymena, Co Antrim
- Townland
- Mill Tenement
- Council
- Mid and East Antrim
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.99165, -5.99068
- Date of survey
- 23 November 2000
- HB reference
- HB06/01/006
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1831 "Scotland southern." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A single arched masonry bridge over the Carnlough River, built of snecked basalt rubble with dressed sandstone voussoirs, string course, and copings to parapets. The arch is of segmental form and is skewed on the east face. A modern concrete extension to provide a pedestrian way on the east face now obscures most of the bridge on that side. The coping on McAuley's Hotel side is 40% concrete.
SETTING: The bridge is situated on the main road through the village, within the built-up area. It abuts adjacent buildings on the western side, thus preventing easy access to view it on that side.
Historical information
Built in 1847 to the design of the County Surveyor for Antrim, Charles Lanyon, architect and engineer.
References – Primary Sources
1. OS Map 1857, Co Antrim 25.
Secondary Sources
1. UAHS, Glens of Antrim, revised edition (Belfast, 1980), revision note for p 19 (item no. 11).
2. IHR 7645.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
The original appearance of this conventional but typical early Victorian masonry bridge has now been spoiled by the modern extension added to the east face.
Nearby in the register
- McAuley’s Hotel,Public Houseunder 1 mi
- Waterfall Bar,Public Houseunder 1 mi
- 10-12 Bridge Street,House - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 5 High Street,Houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.