Survey Data
Reg No
41400802
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
260213, 337071
Date Recorded
15/04/2012
Date Updated
--/--/--
Description
Double-arch road bridge, built c.1860, carrying road over River Blackwater. Segmental arches with gauged tooled sandstone voussoirs, V-shaped roughly-dressed tooled sandstone cutwaters, having render capping to central pier. Squared masonry to spandrel walls, coursed rubble parapet walls with masonry coping, tooled sandstone string courses to base of parapet to each elevation. Gunnelled soffits. Abutments and central pier reinforced with concrete.
Appraisal
This simple bridge brings architectural interest to the rural landscape. The rubble stone work is enlivened by tooled sandstone detailing to the voussoirs, string course and cut-waters, which add decorative interest to the bridge. The well-executed arches are evidence of the skill of the stonemasons involved in its construction.