Folly Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1985. Footbridge.
Folly Bridge
- WRENN ID
- rusted-timber-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1985
- Type
- Footbridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Folly Bridge is a footbridge built in 1781, as noted on a stone inscription on the east face, which states that it was constructed at the expense of John Braithwaite of Seatoller by Thomas Hayton and Richard Bowness. The inscription reflects on the builder's lack of family, expressing a sentiment about the folly of the endeavor. The bridge is made of slate rubble and features a narrow single-span design with a humped-back profile. It has slate voussoirs beneath a solid parapet topped with slab coping. The total cost of construction was £25.
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