Church Bridge, Bruton
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| Bridge Name: | Church Bridge, Bruton | |||
| No.: | 6 | |||
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| Build Date: | Early 19th century | |||
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| Masonary road bridge. Local stone rubble with Doulting stone dressings three plain semi-circular arches with triangular cutwaters and base starlings on East side; simple parapet. In 1757 bridge was barely wide enough for a carriage, but it had been widened on the East side by 1838. Referred to by Leyland as the ” Est Bridge of 3 Archys of Stone”. English Heritage Listed Building Number: 261616. Flood damage repairs completed in 1983. | ||||
| References: | Somerset HER������ �
The Ancient Bridges of the South of England by Jervoise. |
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