Description

BRIDSTOW CP WILTON
SO 5824
9/33 Wilton Bridge and
sundial (those parts
Bridstow CP)
22.3.73

GV I

Bridge. 1597, altered 1914. Sandstone ashlar and concrete reinforcement.
Six spans aligned north-west/south-east, widened to north. Segmental arches,
all but the northernmost with three chamfered ribs, cut waters to each side,
those to south rising with battered tops to refuges, chamfered parapet, that
to north replaced by steel crash-barrier. Sundial. Early C18. Sandstone
ashlar and limestone. Diagonally set in central refuge on south side. Square
pedestal with moulded and fielded side panels supports bulbous fluted baluster-
shaped shaft with moulded cornice above which is a square limestone pillar,
bearing a gnomon to each face, topped by a ball-finial. Eroded inscription
beneath north gnomon reported by RCHM as:

"Esteem they precious time
Which pass so swift away
Prepare thee for eternity
And do not make delay"

RCHM plan has sundial positioned wrongly on north side of the bridge.
Scheduled Ancient Monument, County Number 30. (RCHM Vol I, p 31-2).

Listing NGR: SO5898024215

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wilton Bridge at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q8023362

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Recommended Books

• 
  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)