Building record 3026/0/39 - Blatherwycke Bridge, Main Street

Post medieval bridge built 1656.

{1} Bridge over Willow Brook, stone built with three semi-arches. There are several datestones including 1656 and the Stafford Knot. The bridge was rebuilt in 1905.

{2} Bridge. Datestones 1656, S.OB. 1726, S.OB. 1826 rebuilt 1915 by E.F. Law. Squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and parapet. 3 semi-circular arches with keyblocks. 2 cutwaters, on south side, with pedestrian refuges. Raised band with parapet above, having moulded coping. Datestones on cutwaters. E.F. Law's design for rebuilding appears to incorporate parts of the earlier bridge. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p22; Northamptonshire County Records Office; Architectural Drawings Collection)

{6} Two undated photos;

<1> Goodfellow P., 1998, Northamptonshire Bridges, (unchecked) (Gazetteer). SNN42745.

<2> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 17/33 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<3> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.22 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<5> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2010, Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Newsletter (Vol.115), p.6 (unchecked) (Newsletter). SNN44153.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Blatherwycke (Photographs). SNN112038.

<7> Historic England, Undated, BLATHERWYCKE BRIDGE, BLATHERWYCKE, BF084027 (Archive). SNN116131.

Record last edited

Feb 27 2024 12:59PM