Bridge Name: New Bridge (Withypool Bridge )
No.: 8
Location: Withypool – SS 845 354
Build Date: 19th century
Engineer:
Description: 1681 – paid to John Leay to the repairing of Wythy Poole Bridge 9s 10d 3
A 19th century six-arched stone road bridge over the River Barle at Withypool, which replaced an earlier bridge some 100m upstream. It was restored in 1866 and 1983. Scheduled monument. Listed grade II
This bridge is not noticed by Jervoise, nor can any other reference to it be traced. The map reference identifies the bridge concerned as that which crosses the River Barle just south of Withypool and is called ‘New Bridge’ on OS 6″ 1962. Road bridge over River Barle, C19, restored in 1866 by John Buslin and William Browner and Son, and in 1983 by Somerset County Council. Flat bedded slate, red sandstone chamfered blocks terminating parapet. Six arch bridge, cutwaters between rising to springers of arches continued as buttresses to just below coping of parapet, dressed flat bedded slat to form saddle back coping, parapets raking back and terminating with buttress piers on north east and south west returns. Date 1983 set in pebbles on breakwater. This bridge replaced an earlier bridge some 100m upstream. Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No 268).1
Shown on OS map as New Bridge. Road bridge over River Barle. C18, restored in 1866 by John Buslin and William Browner and Son, and in 1983 by Somerset County Council. Flat bedded slate, red sandstone chamfered blocks terminating parapets. Six arch bridge, cutwaters between rising to springers of arches continued as buttresses to just below coping of parapet, dressed flat bedded slate to form saddle back coping, parapets raking back and terminating with buttress piers on north east and south west returns. Date 1983 set in pebbles on breakwater. This bridge replaced an earlier bridge some 100 m upstream. Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No 268). 2
References:
1.Exmoor National Park HER – MSO8671
2.Exmoor National Park HER – MSO10797
3.An Early Portion of the Church Warden’s accounts of All Saints, Nynehead (1668- 1684).BY W. DE C. PRIDEAUX, L.D.S. ENG., F.R.S.M.