Clapper Bridge carrying Ashfield Road/Wandels Lane across Danby Beck

The Clapper Bridge, which carries Ashfield Road/Wandels Lane across Danby Beck, is a structure believed to have medieval origins. It was rebuilt sometime after the mid-18th century, possibly around 1807, and underwent repairs in 2006.

The bridge features piers and abutments made of well-dressed herring-bone-tooled sandstone. The original bridge deck consists of minimally-dressed large sandstone slabs. It has two tall, thin piers that are evenly spaced, pointed towards the south on the upstream side, and square-ended on the north downstream side. These piers and abutments support the large slabs that form the original deck. The edges of the deck are made with dressed sandstone lintels, into which iron clamps are set to hold timber fence posts that create the simple parapets of the bridge. Additionally, the bridge is spanned by a concealed reinforced concrete deck that carries the tarmac road surface. However, according to the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, the reinforced concrete deck and the road structure above it are not considered to have special architectural or historic interest.