Description

SK 19 NE PARISH OF HOPE WOODLANDS DERWENT VALLEY ROAD
7/16 Packhorse Bridge, Slippery
21.4.67 Stones
II

Bridge. 1672 re-erected on this, site 1959. Coursed squared gritstone. Two
segmental arches. Diagonal stepped wing walls. Cutwater on both sides. String
band at base of upper walls. Chamfered copings. Memorial plaque on north west
wing wall inscribed This C17 packhorse bridge / whose original site at Derwent
was submerged / was re-erected in 1959 by public subscription / as a memorial to
John Derry 1854 - 1937 / who inspired in others his love / for the Derbyshire
and Yorkshire hills. Also a scheduled monument.

Listing NGR: SK1692195122

External Links

• Historic England Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)