Listed Building

The only legal part of the listing under the Planning (Listing Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the address/name of site. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing – see 'About Listed Buildings' below for more information. The further details below the 'Address/Name of Site' are provided for information purposes only.

Address/Name of Site

ST MARNOCK STREET, ROAD BRIDGELB48780

Status: Designated

Documents

There are no additional online documents for this record.

Summary

Category
C
Date Added
01/08/2002
Local Authority
East Ayrshire
Planning Authority
East Ayrshire
Burgh
Kilmarnock
NGR
NS 42757 37711
Coordinates
242757, 637711

Description

Circa 1815; later alterations. Single span, segmental arched road and pedestrian bridge. Coursed pink and white ashlar, roll moulded band course, plain copes.

N AND S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATIONS: abutments concealed by later coursed rubble wall, single segmental-arch with ashlar voussoirs, coursed ashlar spandrels; roll-moulded supporting ashlar parapet, thin flush ashlar copes.

Statement of Special Interest

A bridge has been on this site for at least 2 centuries. At first a wooden footbridge led over the Kilmarnock Water to land (primarily a lawn and avenue of trees) adjacent to Kilmarnock House and an access to Nelson Street. Before St Marnock Street was constructed, the land was semi-rural with the Relief Meeting House nearby. A ford was found further down the river. This older wooden bridge was replaced by the stone one when St Marnock Street was fully opened up. It is commonly believed the bridge near Nelson Street then became known as the "Timmer Bridge" (timber bridge) to differentiate the two. The bridge underwent restoration and cleaning in the later stages of the 20th century, due to development and new build in the area.

References

Bibliography

Charles Reid, PLAN OF THE TOWN OF KILMARNOCK (1819, drawn 1890) showing a bridge on site. John Wood, PLAN OF THE TOWN OF KILMARNOCK (1819) detailed layout of town. Rob Close, AYRSHIRE & ARRAN - AN ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE (1994) pp 105-6 for general information on St Marnock Street. Frank Beattie, STREETS & NEUKS - OLD KILMARNOCK (2000) p65.

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.

These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

The legal part of the listing is the address/name of site which is known as the statutory address. Other than the name or address of a listed building, further details are provided for information purposes only. Historic Environment Scotland does not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered as a consequence of inaccuracies in the information provided. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing. Even if a number or name is missing from a listing address it will still be listed. Listing covers both the exterior and the interior and any object or structure fixed to the building. Listing also applies to buildings or structures not physically attached but which are part of the curtilage (or land) of the listed building as long as they were erected before 1 July 1948.

While Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating listed buildings, the planning authority is responsible for determining what is covered by the listing, including what is listed through curtilage. However, for listed buildings designated or for listings amended from 1 October 2015, legal exclusions to the listing may apply.

If part of a building is not listed, it will say that it is excluded in the statutory address and in the statement of special interest in the listed building record. The statement will use the word 'excluding' and quote the relevant section of the 1997 Act. Some earlier listed building records may use the word 'excluding', but if the Act is not quoted, the record has not been revised to reflect subsequent legislation.

Listed building consent is required for changes to a listed building which affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. The relevant planning authority is the point of contact for applications for listed building consent.

Find out more about listing and our other designations at www.historicenvironment.scot/advice-and-support. You can contact us on 0131 668 8914 or at designations@hes.scot.

Images

There are no images available for this record, you may want to check Canmore for images relating to ST MARNOCK STREET, ROAD BRIDGE

There are no images available for this record.

Search Canmore

Printed: 17/05/2024 15:40