Monument record MDR7384 - Packhorse bridge, Bar Brook, Baslow and Bubnell
Type and Period (1)
- PACKHORSE BRIDGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Packhorse bridge over Bar Brook; it carries a track from Wellington Monument east towards Gardom's Edge. (1) (2)
A single-arch narrow packhorse bridge. The bridge is shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1879 and probably on that of 1840. Little else is known of its history and no obvious old routeways lead from the bridge. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR17498 Unpublished document: Smith, H (PDNPA). 1997. Personal Communication, 1997. 1997.
- <2> SDR17947 Photograph: Smith, H (PDNPA). 1997. Packhorse Bridge, photograph taken in 1997.
- <3> SDR20313 Unpublished document: Barnatt, J and H Taylor (PDNPA). 2000. The Chatsworth Estate Historic Landscape Survey, Chatsworth Inbye Land: Archaeological Survey 1999-2000. p 79, Feature 34.17.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2681 7343 (43m by 19m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BASLOW AND BUBNELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3857
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Record last edited
Apr 9 2015 9:41AM