Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB06/05/040

Address :
Railway bridges at Magheramorne Cement Works 100 Shore Road Magheramorne Larne Co Antrim

Townland:
Ballylig

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Bridge

Former Use
Bridge

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
Yes

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
84/1

IG Ref:
J4364 9868

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Owner Category

Commercial

Exterior Description And Setting

A single-arched bridge of basalt rubble spanning the railway line: shaped limestone voussoirs to segmental arches; red brick vault; squared rock faced abutments. Top of bridge inaccessible and now fulfils no apparent function as it appears not to lead anywhere at the north end where it is overgrown. Standing some distance to the west is a triple arched bridge of basalt rubble which formerly carried the railway over pedestrian passages to a pier but access through arches now fenced off; shaped limestone voussoirs to semi-circular arches; basalt rubble copings; red brick vaults. Between these two masonry bridges are three flat concrete slab bridges carrying the railway over pedestrian and vernacular routes. Setting: The bridges stand within the area of a cement works, formerly a lime works, close to the shore, with various abandoned buildings nearby.

Architects

Lanyon, Charles

Historical Information

Bridge over railway appears on OS map of 1857; precise year of building not recorded; may be attributed to Charles Lanyon, architect and engineer who laid out the railway line to Larne. The triple archway carrying the line further to the west may be taken to date from the same time and is also attributable to Charles Lanyon. The concrete bridges to the west of the main bridge are inscribed, from west to east, with the dates 1951, 1953, and 1934. References - Primary 1. OS Map 1857, Co Antrim 41.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

The masonry bridges are well executed examples of early Victorian bridge engineering of conventional but typical design, robust of construction and handsome in appearance, attributable to a leading Irish rail engineer of his time, but otherwise not of special interest

General Comments

Date of Survey

30 May 1998