| Bridge Name: | Harpford Bridge | |||
| No.: | 38 | |||
| Location: | 50.98489,-3.27284 – Holywell Lake Road | |||
| Build Date: | Late medieval in origin, southern arch built 1852, altered C20 | |||
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| Road bridge. Random rubble local stone, dressed voussoirs to arches, red sandstone to southern arch, parapet rebuilt in red brick, blue glazed brick saddle back coping. Three arch span, 2 northern arches 4-centred and chamfered, central arch dying into northern impost by cutwater, southern arch semi-circular with keystone, 2 pointed cutwaters with cement caps.1
Jervoise confirms one segmental arch and two pointed arches.2 Additional arch built 1852. On the route of the Wiveliscombe to Whiteball turnpike operated by the Wiveliscombe Trust3 Over it is a county stone bridge of two arches called Harford Bridge4 |
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| References: | 1.Somerset HER id=001153 2.The Ancient Bridges of the South of England by Jervoise. 3.Somerset Roads The Legacy of the Turnpikes Phase 1 – Western Somerset J B Bentley & B J Murless. 4.The history and antiqutities of the county of Somerset (1791)- Collinson Records available at Somerset Records Office: Plan of Harpford Bridge. Apr 1977 SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL County Architect’s Department Aperture cards of County Architect plans: Bridges. Plans of bridges Plan of Harpford Bridge Strengthening. Mar 1922 SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL County Architect’s Department Aperture cards of County Architect plans: Bridges. Plans of bridges …Letter from Richard Carver, County Surveyor, concerning Trace Bridge, Ashbrittle, addressed to E. Lovell, Clerk of the Peace. Includes copy of previous letter of 1850. See also Plan at Q/SR/627/179… Displaying 1 to 16 of 16<< First < Previous | 1 | Next > Last >> Plan of Harpford Bridge. Apr 1977 SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL County Architect’s Department Aperture cards of County Architect plans: Bridges. Plans of bridges Plan of Harpford Bridge Strengthening. Mar 1922 SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL County Architect’s Department Aperture cards of County Architect plans: Bridges. Plans of bridges Photograph: Road Bridge, Harpford, Thorne St.Margaret. 20th century. …at ST 1077 2132. [Bridge over remains of Grand Western Canal. 1832 by James Green]…. Order to inspect bridge. 9 Jan 1739 …Order for JPs to inspect Hartford [Harpford] Bridge in Langford Budville. Examined by William Ring, Clerk of the Peace. [9 Jan 1738/39]…. Order to contract for bridge repair. 3 Oct 1738 …Order for repairs to be carried out to Harford [Harpford] Bridge in Langford Budville; JPs Thomas Carew, Jepp Clarke and Cannon Southey, to become the expenditors…. Report concerning bridge repair. 30 Apr 1739 …Orders have been carried out for repairs to Hartford [Harpford] Bridge in Langford Budville, as given in Q/SR/307/20, and a further sum is required to complete the task. JPs: Jepp Clarke and Cannon… Order for expenditure on bridge repair. 1 May 1739 …Jepp Clarke and Cannon Southey granted further money for repairs to Hartford [Harpford] Bridge in the parish of Langford Budville. Ilchester Quarter Sessions. On reverse: note of receipt of money… Report. 25 Jun 1852 …Report on the condition of Harpford Bridge, Langford Budville, to the expenditors of the bridge, signed by Richard Carver, County Surveyor…. Plan. 24 Jun 1852 …Plan of new bridge at Harpford, Langford Budville. Signed R. Carver, County Surveyor…. Letter. 21 Jun 1852 …Letter to E.A. Sanford concerning the cost of repairing Harpford Bridge, Langford Budville, signed by Richard Carver, County Surveyor, including a copy of Mr. Sanford’s reply…. Claim for expenses. 12 Feb 1739 …Account for repairs to Harford [Harpford] Bridge in Langford Budville, carried out in November and December 1738, submitted by John Crocker and William [Passons or Parsons]. [12 Feb 1738/39]…. Claim for expenses. 30 Apr 1739 …Account of expenses made for further repairs to be carried out on Hartford [Harpford] Bridge in Langford Budville, by the order of Jepp Clarke and Cannon Southey (see Q/SR/307/18), with a statement… |
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