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| Doctor's Bridge, Eskdale | ||
| Doctor's Bridge | ||
| Doctor Bridge | ||
| site name:- | Esk, River (2) | |
| civil parish:- | Eskdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | packhorse bridge | |
| locality type:- | bridge | |
| coordinates:- | NY18940074 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1800 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY10 | |
| references:- | Hinchcliffe, Ernest: 1994: Packhorse Bridges of England: Cicerone Press (Milnthorpe,
Cumbria) |
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 BPF18.jpg (taken 20.5.2008)  CDE93.jpg (taken 4.6.2015) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 79 15) placename:- Doctor Bridge |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Doctor Bridge |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "DOCTOR BRIDGE / / / ESKDALE / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76198 / NY1894500735" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Packhorse bridge, now road bridge. Probably C17, widened in 1734 for Edward Tyson, surgeon, to take his trap. Snecked rubble. Single segmental arch spanning c30 ft. Roadway c9 ft wide (straight joint to arch soffit shows original bridge - south side - c6 ft wide); parapet 3 ft high." |
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 CDE94.jpg Underneath, showing the original and widened arches. (taken 4.6.2015)  BPF17.jpg (taken 20.5.2008)  BPF16.jpg (taken 20.5.2008) |
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Widened for his own convenience by Dr Edward Tyson, surgeon, living at Penny Hill,
1734, so that he could get over with a pony and trap. The original arch, upstream
side, can be seen underneath. Now 36 foot span, 10 foot between parapets. |
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| Hinchcliffe, Ernest: 1994: Packhorse Bridges of England: Cicerone Press (Milnthorpe,
Cumbria) |
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