Description

The asset was previously listed thrice also at List Entry 1152722 and 1155753.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 1 August 2022 to correct numerals to words, correct typos and to reformat text to current standards.

CLAPTON-ON-THE-HILL

SP 11 NE
2/25

New Bridge over River Windrush

II

Bridge over River Windrush on boundary of parishes of Clapton-on-the Hill, Sherborne and Great Rissington. Probably built circa 1806. Coursed squared and dressed limestone. Bridge parapet curves forward either side of single four-centred arched span with moulded hood. Triangular buttresses on bridge abutment with weathered copings. Bridge parapet terminates in square piers with stepped pyramidal capping. Saddleback coping to parapet.

Bridge very similar in style to bridge south-west of Bourton-on-the-Water on boundary of the civil parishes of Cold Aston, Bourton-on-the-Water and Lower Slaughter.

External Links

• Historic England Listing

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Recommended Books

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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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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014