Barle Bridge
Bridge in Somerset, England
Barle Bridge is a five span stone arch bridge over the River Barle in Dulverton within the English county of Somerset, which is medieval in origin. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and is a Grade II listed building.
01History
The bridge was built in the Middle Ages at the site of an earlier ford.
It was repaired in 1624, and subsequently widened in 1819 by John Stone. It was further repaired in 1866 and in 1952-1953 after flood damage and again repaired after the 2012 flood.
The bridge is included in the Dulverton Conservation Area Appraisal.
02Architecture
The bridge which is built of local stone has five arches.
The bridge has double rings on the downstream side and single rings on the upstream side.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Barle Bridge”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Dulverton bridge.jpg by Brian Green, CC BY-SA 2.0
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.