The town's oldest remaining structure is Castleford Bridge, sometimes known as 'Hartley's Bridge' after its builder. It was designed by Bernard Hartley surveyor of bridges for the West Riding, and built in 1808 by his son Jesse. The elegant stone three-arched bridge replaced a seven-arched wooden structure that had been in use for many centuries and was in serious danger of collapsing.
The Bridge Foot Lamp, a lamp in the middle of the road juction of Bridge Street and Aire Street, was know to be a public meeting place in 1832 when meetings were held there to discuss the Reform of the Franchise. It was demolished as part of a road scheme in 1964.
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