Survey Data
Reg No
41400905
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Scientific, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1790 - 1795
Coordinates
260900, 337050
Date Recorded
16/04/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch bridge, dated 1791, carrying road over River Blackwater. Segmental arch with tooled sandstone voussoirs and gunnelled soffit. Coursed limestone rubble walls to spandrel and parapets. Inscribed limestone date-plaque within recessed oval panel to interior of east parapet wall. Recent pedestrian bridge built abutting east elevation. Water-pipe attached to soffit.
Appraisal
Despite its functional nature, this well-composed bridge exhibits a strong sense of elegance, with the graceful curve of the arch going down to meet the water. The inscribed date-plaque adds decorative as well as contextual interest, while the graceful segmental arch with its dressed voussoirs belies its early date, indicating the skill and craftsmanship of stonemasons and engineers in the later decades of the eighteenth century.