Barden Bridge, Wharfedale, Yorkshire Dales
Barden Bridge is a three-arched humpbacked bridge across the River Wharfe north of Bolton Abbey on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Dales.
On the north side of the east end of the bridge is an inscription reading 'this bridge was repayred at the charge of the whole West riding 1676'.
The date refers to the fact that the original 1659 bridge was swept away in a flood in 1673 and had to be rebuilt. The parapets had to be renewed in 1856 and again in 1956 after flood damage.
The bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is a Grade II Listed Building.
Barden Bridge, Wharfedale, Yorkshire Dales
Barden Bridge is a three-arched humpbacked bridge across the River Wharfe north of Bolton Abbey on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Dales.
On the north side of the east end of the bridge is an inscription reading 'this bridge was repayred at the charge of the whole West riding 1676'.
The date refers to the fact that the original 1659 bridge was swept away in a flood in 1673 and had to be rebuilt. The parapets had to be renewed in 1856 and again in 1956 after flood damage.
The bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is a Grade II Listed Building.