Bow Bridge | |
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Location | Plox, Bruton, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°06′43″N 2°27′18″W / 51.11194°N 2.45500°W |
Built | 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Designated | 24 March 1961 [1] |
Reference no. | 261617 |
Designated | 29 August 1984 [2] |
Reference no. | Somerset County No 176 |
Bow Bridge is a 15th-century packhorse bridge over the River Brue in Plox, Bruton, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building, [1] and Scheduled Ancient Monument. [2]
The bridge may have been built as a link between the former Bruton Abbey, and its courthouse in the High Street. [1] On the parapet on the western side of the bridge the remains of a carved shield can still be seen. [2] It had acquired the name Bow Bridge by 1707. [3]
The narrow bridge of three arches is 42 inches (1,100 mm) wide. The main arch of the bridge is built from chamfered blocks of dressed stone. [4]
The bridge was restored after floods on 12 July 1982. [5]
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Bow Bridge | |
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Location | Plox, Bruton, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°06′43″N 2°27′18″W / 51.11194°N 2.45500°W |
Built | 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Designated | 24 March 1961 [1] |
Reference no. | 261617 |
Designated | 29 August 1984 [2] |
Reference no. | Somerset County No 176 |
Bow Bridge is a 15th-century packhorse bridge over the River Brue in Plox, Bruton, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building, [1] and Scheduled Ancient Monument. [2]
The bridge may have been built as a link between the former Bruton Abbey, and its courthouse in the High Street. [1] On the parapet on the western side of the bridge the remains of a carved shield can still be seen. [2] It had acquired the name Bow Bridge by 1707. [3]
The narrow bridge of three arches is 42 inches (1,100 mm) wide. The main arch of the bridge is built from chamfered blocks of dressed stone. [4]
The bridge was restored after floods on 12 July 1982. [5]
Media related to Bow Bridge, Bruton at Wikimedia Commons