Survey Data
Reg No
14404106
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Scientific
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1845 - 1850
Coordinates
271107, 249907
Date Recorded
23/04/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch rock-faced limestone road bridge over river, dated 1848, with ashlar string courses and copings. Date plaque with O.S. benchmark to north on the road elevation. Remains of earlier medieval bridge flanking to east and west.
Appraisal
The execution of the masonry of this road bridge is of particular interest. Clearly the work of skilled craftsmen, the variation in treatment of the stone work adds textural interest to the bridge. The ashlar string courses and parapets contrast with the rock-faced voussoirs and walls. The site is of archaeological interest, due to the remains of the earlier bridge which flank this later section. A benchmark-inscribed plaque reads: "INCHAMORE BRIDGE 1848".