Survey Data
Reg No
40401733
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1730 - 1770
Coordinates
262424, 310847
Date Recorded
27/06/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Four-arch stone road bridge over the Annalee River, built c.1750. Tarmacadam finish to humped bridge deck. Large squared blocks of sandstone form coping over random-rubble stone parapets and spandrels. Cutwaters rise up to parapet level as buttresses without pedestrian refuges on bridge deck. Vertical ends to parapets over wing walls. Round-headed arches, central pair larger than the outer spans. Voussoirs of roughly squared stone, random-rubble stone soffit. Random-rubble stone to V-cutwaters and abutments, recent concrete encasing of footings.
Appraisal
A well-composed bridge that is one of a series of eighteenth-century bridges built to span the Annalee River. A riverside road leads from the north-east end, and creates a picturesque approach. The bridge is distinguished by its cutwaters rising to parapet level and is built entirely of rough stone except for squared blocks used at tops of cutwaters which add a level of formality to the composition. It provides insight into bridge building techniques of the period and contrasts with the cut-stone employed in nineteenth century bridges. The structure fits very comfortably into the rural landscape and makes a picturesque addition to the surrounding area.