Bridge House is a Grade I listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. A C17 House, summer-house. 6 related planning applications.
Bridge House
- WRENN ID
- second-mortar-solstice
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1974
- Type
- House, summer-house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NY 3704, 1/35
AMBLESIDE, RYDAL ROAD, Bridge House
I
GV
Late C17-ear1y C18. National Trust property - a great tourist attraction. The minute bridge was built to link the house and gardens of the former Hall with the orchards on the other side of the stream, and the house was built on top of the bridge as a summer-house. Tiny square stone rubble house with slate roof and small chimney, 2 very low storeys, 1 tiny room each floor at each side (facing the stream) with timber lintels and slate sills. Sited on a depressed segmental stone arch of about 15 ft span (house is about 10ft square). Slate steps down to stream bed from the front of the house. Rydal Road front has 2 boarded doors - one up 2 steps, the other up a spiral flight of 8 steps, with a slate landing forming a porch to lower door. Deep overhanging eaves on old timbers. Interior has low ceiling beams, iron fireplace with oven, grate etc. For group reference see General group description under Rydal Road.
Listing NGR: NY3759904622
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