Packhorse Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. Bridge.

Packhorse Bridge

WRENN ID: little-pewter-sorrel
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Peak District National Park
Country: England
Date first listed: 30 August 1984
Type: Bridge
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SK 06 NE PARISH OF HARTINGTON UPPER QUARTER HOLLINSCLOUGH RAKE (Off) 8/10 Packhorse Bridge, Washgate II

Packhorse bridge. Early C18. Rubble and coursed rubble limestone with gritstone dressings. Shallow segmental arch, the lining of which is carefully coursed, with shallow parapet walls, surmounted by gritstone copings, linked by iron cramps. Metalled surface to routeway from the north extends onto bridge. The bridge is a crossing point on the River Dove for an ancient packhorse route from Longnor into the Goyt Valley. A rare example of a perfectly preserved packhorse bridge. A E Dodd and E M Dodd, Peakland Roads and Trackways, 1974.

Listing NGR: SK0522967372

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