Sinderhope - November 1998

Barnsley Bridge, rebuilt on this spot in 1922. The bridge was purchased from the Beaumont Mining Company by Hexham Rural Council who then dismantled it at its previous location – over the road between Allen Mill and Thornley Gate, where it had carried the lead flues – and positioned it here.   It replaced a ford over the East Allen at this location, and takes it name from the wooden footbridge that used to be nearby and the adjacent Barnsley Bank.