The River Wear

at Shincliffe

Discovering more about the River Crossings at Shincliffe

Read Towan Hancock's account of the 2023-2025 project to find and date the remains of an older bridge crossing the River Wear at Shincliffe. 

Dive into History: Finding Ignatius Bonomi's Lost Bridge: Watch the 50 minute video on Gary Bankhead's YouTube channel.

Remains of lost medieval bridge found in river: BBC News 18th February 2026

Mystery of wooden structure in River Wear at Shincliffe solved: Northern Echo 4th June 2025