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The '''Walla Brook Clapper Bridge''' is a modern clapper bridge crossing the [[Walla Brook (Dart)|Walla Brook]] on [[Dartmoor]] in [[Devon | The '''Walla Brook Clapper Bridge''' is a modern clapper bridge crossing the [[Walla Brook (Dart)|Walla Brook]] on [[Dartmoor]] in [[Devon]]. | ||
The bridge carries the road from [[Cator]] to [[Bellever]]. Here the brook marks the boundary of the parishes of [[Widecombe- | The bridge carries the road from [[Cator]] to [[Bellever]]. Here the brook marks the boundary of the parishes of [[Widecombe-in-the-Moor]] and [[Lydford]]. To the west, at Bellever, there is another stone bridge, of more conventional design and crossing the [[River Dart|East Dart]] immediately upsteam of the mediæval [[Bellever Clapper Bridge]]. | ||
==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
The bridge was probably built in the 18th century or the early 19th century.<ref>{{NHLE|1241511| | The bridge was probably built in the 18th century or the early 19th century.<ref>{{NHLE|1241511|Clapper Bridge across Walla Brook on road from Cator to Bellevere}}</ref> | ||
The piers are built of granite rubble. It consists of three spans with heavy granite lintels resting on piers and abutments of large granite blocks. It has sharply pointed cutwaters on the upstream side and parapets with copings of roughly squared stones. | The piers are built of granite rubble. It consists of three spans with heavy granite lintels resting on piers and abutments of large granite blocks. It has sharply pointed cutwaters on the upstream side and parapets with copings of roughly squared stones. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:57, 16 April 2018
| Walla Brook Clapper Bridge | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 The Wallabrook Clapper Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Type: | clapper bridge |
| Carrying: | Cator to Bellever road |
| Crossing: | Walla Brook (Dart) |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX66997762 |
| Location: | 50°34’59"N, 3°52’48"W |
| Structure | |
| Type: | clapper bridge |
| History | |
| Built Poss. 18th century | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | complete |
The Walla Brook Clapper Bridge is a modern clapper bridge crossing the Walla Brook on Dartmoor in Devon.
The bridge carries the road from Cator to Bellever. Here the brook marks the boundary of the parishes of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and Lydford. To the west, at Bellever, there is another stone bridge, of more conventional design and crossing the East Dart immediately upsteam of the mediæval Bellever Clapper Bridge.
Construction
The bridge was probably built in the 18th century or the early 19th century.[1]
The piers are built of granite rubble. It consists of three spans with heavy granite lintels resting on piers and abutments of large granite blocks. It has sharply pointed cutwaters on the upstream side and parapets with copings of roughly squared stones.
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1241511: Clapper Bridge across Walla Brook on road from Cator to Bellevere