Prebends Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Built: | 1772 - 1777 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Durham, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of arches | 3 |
Materials
| arches |
stone
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Notes
Turner painted the Durham peninsula from here and at the bridge's west end is a plaque showing an extract from Sir Walter Scott's poem on Durham. At the east end are two sculptures by Colin Wilbourn, former artist in residence at Durham Cathedra.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Bridges of the River Wear, The People's History Ltd, United Kingdom (United Kingdom), ISBN 1902527348
- The Bridges of Northumberland and Durham, United Kingdom (United Kingdom), ISBN 0902833138, 1975; pp. 10
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0003229 |
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| Created: | 11/04/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |