Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Gambles Road Bridge
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- D1 Record Only
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Gambles Road Bridge, Demoan/Killbodagh, Newry, Co. Down, BT35 6TG
- Council
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.26581, -6.36546
- Date of survey
- 17 February 2015
- HB reference
- HB16/21/075
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
This bridge was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Modern concrete reconstruction over canal with a second bridge to one side; single arch road bridge over small river/drain. Semicircular headed arch with random-coursed rock-faced stone walling to bridge, retaining walls and parapet. Cut stone voussoirs.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
This bridge was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Modern concrete reconstruction over canal with a second bridge to one side; single arch road bridge over small river/drain. Semicircular headed arch with random-coursed rock-faced stone walling to bridge, retaining walls and parapet. Cut stone voussoirs.
General comments
This bridge was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Modern concrete reconstruction over canal with a second bridge to one side; single arch road bridge over small river/drain. Semicircular headed arch with random-coursed rock-faced stone walling to bridge, retaining walls and parapet. Cut stone voussoirs.
Nearby in the register
- DRUMANTINE BRIDGEBRIDGEunder 1 mi
- Rail Bridge Dromantine Hill Newry Co Down BT35 6TGBridgeunder 1 mi
- Gambles Railway Bridge Newry Canal towpath Killybodagh Road Newry BT35 6TGBridgeunder 1 mi
- Road Bridge carrying Old RoadBridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.