Description

SU 5832 NEW ALRESFORD THE SOKE

13/56 The Bridge 5.12.55 II*

The bridge crosses the canalised overflow stream, issuing from the south side of the dam of a reservoir constructed circa 1200 by the Bishop of Winchester (Godfrey de Lucy 1189-1204), to supply water to a navigation on the River Itchen. C14, early C19. The north face has a single pointed arch, of cut stone rebated roussoirs, and on its west side is a stepped buttress. Other walling is of stone rubble up to road level, and above this is a brick parapet with a weathered stone (original, re-used) capping. Widened on the south face in the later period, with brick walling and parapet. Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: SU5798932264

External Links

• Wikidata Q17541744

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)