Monument record MDO2319 - Bridge, Rampisham

A bridge built in the sixteenth or seventeenth century.

[ST 56190235] The bridge 120yds N.N.E. of the church is a 2 - span rubble structure with a later extension and smaller arch to the N. The original arches may date from the 16thc or 17thc. <1> A small footbridge of pack-horse type, with a cobbled track leading over it. The two main arches are pointed; each spans 2.5 m., and is 2.0 m. high. The small additional arch at the N.E. end has a span of 1.5 m. and is 1.7 m. high. The total length of the bridge is 9.0 m. and width 2.5 m. <2> Bridge 55 metres north-north-east of the Manor House Grade II Bridge, carrying track over stream. C16 or C17. Rubble-stone of two spans, with a later extension and smaller arch to the north. The original arches are roughly 4-centred. Parapet tops rebuilt. Dimensions: 1.5 metres wide and 10 metres long. <3> From the original central pier, projecting to the west, is a wall, apparently of one build with the bridge, directing the flow of the stream. <4>

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Nov 16 2022 2:56PM