| Bow Bridge | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Plox, Bruton, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°06′43″N 2°27′18″W / 51.11194°N 2.45500°W |
| Built | 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 24 March 1961[1] |
| Reference no. | 261617 |
| Designated | 29 August 1984[2] |
| Reference no. | Somerset County No 176 |
  Location of Bow Bridge in Somerset | |
Bow Bridge is a 15th-century packhorse bridge over the River Brue in Plox, Bruton, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building,[1] and Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2]
The bridge may have been built as a link between the former Bruton Abbey, and its courthouse in the High Street.[1] On the parapet on the western side of the bridge the remains of a carved shield can still be seen.[2] It had acquired the name Bow Bridge by 1707.[3]
The narrow bridge of three arches is 42 inches (1,100 mm) wide. The main arch of the bridge is built from chamfered blocks of dressed stone.[4]
The bridge was restored after floods on 12 July 1982.[5]
- ^ a b c "Bow Bridge". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ a b c "Bow Bridge (also known as The Packhorse Bridge), Plox (North West side), Bruton". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Bruton". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds (1999), pp. 18-42. British History Online. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Hinchliffe, Ernest (1994). Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of England. Cicerone. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-1852841430.
- ^ "Bow Bridge, Bruton". Transport Heritage. Retrieved 20 November 2010.