Description and History of Site:-
On the route of the old A1 now by-passed. A four-arched bridge across the River Swale built between 1422 and 1425, but subsequently widened. The contract still survives.

Hatcher noted - Bridge over the River Swale. 4 segmented arches two to south of two orders. Two arches have chamfered orders. Pastel pink stone. Bridge. 1422, probably rebuilt 1565-90, much repaired C17, widened 1792.
Older bridge for William de Burgh of Brough Hall (qv), widening by John Carr
of York. Sandstone ashlar. 3 arches separated by triangular cutwaters with
hollow-chamfered tops sweeping up to canted pedestrian retreats. Band.
Parapets with triangular coping terminating in circular bollards, the
downstream parapet curving outwards in plan. Older bridge exposed on upstream side:
central 2 arches of 2 slightly-pointed chamfered orders, outer arches
semicircular and faced with C18 stonework. Undersides of earlier arches
bear masons' marks. The Carr bridge on downstream side: 3 semicircular
arches and 1 segmental arch, with torus archivolts. Small barrel-vaulted
chamber in spandrel adjacent to southernmost arch on downstream side. The
contract for building the bridge survives in the County Record Office.
There was a chantry chapel, dedicated to St Anne, founded in 1505, on the
south-east side of the medieval bridge. Part of downstream parapet
dismantled at time of resurvey. Scheduled as an Ancient Monument. Partly
in the parish of Brompton-on-Swale. E Jervoise, Ancient Bridges of The
North of England, (1931), p 87. York Georgian Society, The Works in
Architecture of John Carr (1973), p 6; VCH i, p 301.

Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, Phillimore, 1985.
Jervoise E, The Ancient Bridges of the North of England. Architectural Press, 1931; reprinted by E. P. Publishing, 1973 page 87
Wragg
The Works in Architecture of John Carr, (1973), 6
The Victoria History of the County of York: North Riding, (1914), 301

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Key Words :- road bridge river

Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from the public footpath and road

Address :- Gatherly Road, Catterick, North Yorkshire, DL10 7PE
Grid Ref :- SE 22730 99369
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.389302 , Long -1.651481
Local Authority :- Richmondshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No - 1131481, 1317092,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1422 - current
Record Date :- 16 May 2015

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