In 1762, John Carr of York redesigned the building, giving it facades in the Neoclassical style.
[3][2][4] Nearby is the coach house and stable block, also designed by John Carr, and disused due to mining subsidence.
In the mid 19th century, more woodland was planted, the lake was redesigned, and pleasure grounds were created to its north, including formal gardens and greenhouses.
Following the sale of the estate, the parkland was converted to farmland, and much of the woodland was removed, but the lake and kitchen garden survive.
The bridge has three segmental arches in cast iron and wood, with pointed arcading to the spandrels, quatrefoil decoration above the piers, and a latticework parapet.
It is in rendered sandstone and brick, on a plinth, with a frieze, a dentilled cornice, an openwork parapet with faceted finials, and a Welsh slate roof.
One, originally half of a matching pair, is Grade II listed and has been attributed to Carr.
[2] It is built of limewashed stone on a plinth, with a stepped low parapet and a Welsh slate roof.