Description

HARTOFT ROSE DALE TO EGTON BRIDGE
SE 79 NW
ROAD
4/34 Hamer Bridge
II
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Bridge. Mid-late C18, with C20 renovation. Rusticated and herringbone-
tooled sandstone. Single span. Semicircular arch of voussoirs between
canted abutments. Flat coping replaced at centre by the bed of the modern
road. Timber safety fence in place of parapet. The bridge was a vital link
on the coal and lime trading route between villages to the north and south
of the moors, which flourished from late C18 to early C20.

Listing NGR: SE7427297603

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26442601

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback