Bridging The Gap

A very sunny day and ideal conditions for a site visit to Thornton, Middlesbrough to inspect an old brick bridge spanning Stainton Beck.


The bridge is made of hand-made brick and is probably late 17th-18th century in date. It is likely to be an estate bridge of the former Thornton Hall which had been demolished by 1808.

Many of the field walls in this part of the village are probably estate walls perhaps from walled gardens, showing the interest the gentry had in horticulture in the 17th and 18th centuries.