Listed Building record MDR4064 - Calver Bridge, River Derwent
Type and Period (2)
- ROAD BRIDGE (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD)
- ROAD BRIDGE (Tudor to Georgian - 1540 AD to 1799 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
SK 2467 7446. Calver Bridge (NAT). (1)
Grade II listed, with two list entries and slightly different descriptions according to the parish (Calver and Curbar). (2, 3)
It is clear that there has been a river crossing point at Calver form some considerable time. There are now two parallel bridges which cross the Derwent here, one of which was built in 1974 to carry the modern road. The older of the two was built in 1800 to replace a bridge which had been swept away in a summer flood a year before. In turn, this earlier bridge seems to have replaced a ford, whose approaches can still be identified on the banks of the river, just to the north of the 1800 bridge. The bridge carried the 1759 turnpike from Chesterfield to Calver via Curbar Gap. It also marked the junction with a second 1759 turnpike from Baslow to Calver Bridge. (4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR11943 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1975. 1:10000.
- <2> SDR5493 Bibliographic reference: 1985. DOE(HHR) Dist of West Derbyshire. p. 3.
- <3> SDR5214 Bibliographic reference: 1987. DOE (HHR) Dist of W Derbys. p. 32.
- <4> SDR20473 Unpublished document: McGuire, S. 2007. Calver Weir Restoration Project. p. 21.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2467 7446 (43m by 39m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CALVER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CURBAR, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3926
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Record last edited
Nov 7 2023 2:17PM