 Underneath the bridge there are two slots, one on each side, for stop boards. Photographed 19th December 2009. © John S. Sargent. |
 Over the years the tow ropes from the horse to the barge
wore away at the bridge and created ruts in the stone. To provide
some protection, metal plates were fastened to the bridge.
Over the years, the ropes still created furrows in the metal.
Photographed
19th December 2009. © John S. Sargent.
Bridge description: Accommodation* bridge. Dating from the late 18th century at the beginnning of the canal's existence. This attractive bridge is a Grade II listed building constructed of hammer-dressed stone, ashlar# band and coping** to parapet. Single horse-shoe elliptical arch. Parapet terminates in square piers at either end.
(*accommodation bridge, a bridge connecting two parcels of land, Walton Hall Bridge connected Walton Park with the village of Walton. The Avenue connecting The Balk, Walton with the Park was not a public highway. The Watertons originally owned land on both sides of the canal. # Coursed ashlar is a class of stonework in which the pieces are uniform in size and the bed joints are continuous. ** Copings are the topping for a wall)
This bridge is listed on Images of England (IoE no. 342340).
An excellent visual record of English National Monuments.. |
