Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower

A grade II listed medieval style bridge across a railway cutting for the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway. Built in 1847 to 8 by resident Engineer Terence Flanagan.

Contstructed with rock-facing and ashlared gritstone in a medieval style with a four-centred arch and piers to the walls at the west end carried above the parapet in ashlar as rectangular machicolated turrets.

On the south side there is a viewing deck in the form of a turret. Approached by steps protected by a stepped parapets made of Ashlar and stepped above the centre of the arch, are pierced by cross-shaped bow-loupes that terminate with polygonal pseudo-turrets to the outer faces. Each has another pseudo-turret corbelled on the outer face with its machicolated cap resting on the coping.

This bridge is the more elaborate of a pair of bridges built under the terms of agreement with James Kay of Turton Tower who was a director of the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway Company.