Packhorse Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 November 1962. Bridge.

Packhorse Bridge

WRENN ID: proud-chapel-primrose
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Wiltshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 13 November 1962
Type: Bridge
Source: Historic England listing

Description

BROUGHTON GIFFORD MELKSHAM ROAD ST 86 SE (off south side) 4/79 Packhorse Bridge 13.11.62 II

Packhorse bridge over River Avon. 1725. Dressed limestone. Four segmental arches of different heights, highest one is second from the west. Cutwaters with stepped coped tops on upstream side, rectangular buttresses on downstream side, plat band to level of footway. Cobble footway with high plain parapet with pitched top, flared at approaches. Said to have been built as packhorsee bridge between Whaddon and Broughton Gifford, 1725. Repaired by County Council 1856. Various grafitti under main arch including name G.L. Cook, 1887. A very well preserved example. (Countryside Treasures, 1969)

Listing NGR: ST8820662082

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