Survey Data
Reg No
20904514
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1780 - 1800
Coordinates
184501, 91651
Date Recorded
17/09/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Five-arch limestone road bridge over River Bride, built c. 1790. Rubble stone walls and parapets with render copings. Dressed stone voussoirs to round arches, and cut stone V-cutwaters surmounted by concrete buttresses to west elevation also acting to support pipe. Dressed snecked stonework to underside of arches. Evidence for widening of bridge towards west.
Appraisal
This substantial, hump-back bridge is solidly constructed with rubble limestone walls. The bridge was widened, probably in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. The dressings and V-cutwaters are finely carved and add further interest to the structure. The bridge serves as a reminder of the quality of the engineering skills in the late eighteenth, early nineteenth century.