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Latitude: 53.742 / 53°44'31"N
Longitude: -2.0133 / 2°0'48"W
OS Eastings: 399217
OS Northings: 427294
OS Grid: SD992272
Mapcode National: GBR GTC5.XB
Mapcode Global: WHB8F.16KM
Plus Code: 9C5VPXRP+RM
Entry Name: The Old Bridge over the Hebden Water
Listing Date: 19 July 1963
Last Amended: 21 June 1984
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1228914
English Heritage Legacy ID: 403646
Also known as: The old bridge over the Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge
ID on this website: 101228914
Location: Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX7
County: Calderdale
Civil Parish: Hebden Royd
Built-Up Area: Hebden Bridge
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Hebden Bridge St James
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Footbridge Packhorse bridge
SD 9927 HEBDEN ROYD C.P. BRIDGE GATE,
Hebden Bridge
5/47 The Old Bridge over the
Hebden Water (formerly
19.7.63 listed as Old Hebden Bridge)
G.V. II*
Packhorse bridge, c.1510. Has plaques recording repairs of 1600, 1602 and 1657.
The parapet repaired in 1845 and raised in 1890. Large dressed stone. 3
segmental arches the voussoirs chamfered with 2 pointed breakwaters rising the
full height of the parapet to the south west. Similar to north east but one is
capped off at keystone level where a wall abuts. Three inscribed date plaques:
REPAYRED: BY TH
E.RIDINGE: BY ORD REPAIRED BY HELP OF
ER: OF SESSIONS
(B) Y GVST : 1657 RICHARD : NALER
Y R.G.R.G.
SESSIONS 1602
REPAIRED BY HELP OF
JOHN : GREENMOOD
SESSIONS 1600
The land arch to the east bank originally served the tail-goit of Bridge Mill
(q.v.), once the XnnoriaJ Corn Mill. Scheduled Ancient Monument.Calder Civic
Trust, Hebden Bridge Trail (Bolton, no date), p.5. D. Thomas, The Old Bridge,
Hebden Bridge Lit. & Sci. Soc., Local History Booklets Vol. 3, (Hebden Bridge,
1982), p.3. N. Pevsner, Yorkshire West Riding, (1967), p.260.
Listing NGR: SD9921727294
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