Barle Bridge Explained
Barle Bridge is a five span stone arch bridge over the River Barle in Dulverton within the English county of Somerset, which is medieval in origin. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and is a Grade II listed building.
History
The bridge was built in the Middle Ages at the site of an earlier ford.[1]
It was repaired in 1624,[2] and subsequently widened in 1819 by John Stone. It was further repaired in 1866 and in 1952–1953 after flood damage and again repaired after the 2012 flood.[3]
The bridge is included in the Dulverton Conservation Area Appraisal.[4]
Architecture
The bridge which is built of local stone has five arches.[5]
The bridge has double rings on the downstream side and single rings on the upstream side.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Gathercole . Clare . English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey An archaeological assessment of Dulverton . Somerset County Council . 4 March 2015 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090115/http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/hes/downloads/Somerset_EUS_Dulverton.pdf . 4 March 2016 .
- Web site: Barle Bridge . Pastscape . English Heritage . 4 March 2015 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155514/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=36559 . 2 April 2015 .
- Web site: Barle Bridge at NGR SS 9120 2782 . historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 14 December 2008.
- Web site: Fisher . John . Dulverton Conservation Area Appraisal . Exmoor National Park . 4 March 2015 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145300/http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/127109/Dulverton.pdf . 2 April 2015 .
- Web site: MSO9331 - Barle Bridge, Dulverton. Exmoor Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. 4 March 2015.
- Book: Otter, R.A.. Civil Engineering Heritage: Southern England. Thomas Telford Ltd. London. 1994. 91. 978-0-7277-1971-3.
