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| packhorse bridge, Calva Hall | ||
| site name:- | Marron, River | |
| locality:- | Calva Hall | |
| civil parish:- | Dean (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | packhorse bridge | |
| locality type:- | bridge | |
| coordinates:- | NY05892647 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY0526 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY02 | |
| references:- | Hinchcliffe, Ernest: 1994: Packhorse Bridges of England: Cicerone Press (Milnthorpe,
Cumbria) |
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 BQD12.jpg (taken 17.2.2009)  BQD13.jpg (taken 17.2.2009) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1
inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29
Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. D4NY02NE.jpg double line across a river; a bridge over the Marron at Calvey item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "PACKHORSE BRIDGE NORTH OF CALVA HALL / / / DEAN / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72623 / NY0588726476" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Packhorse Bridge now footbridge. Probably C17. Calciferous sandstone. Wide single-span segmental arch, under solid low parapets." |
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 BQD14.jpg (taken 17.2.2009)  BQD15.jpg (taken 17.2.2009) |
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On top of the upstream parapet is: |
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| "HEAF 1697" |
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| 50 foot segmental arch, 44 ins between parapets. On a packhorse route from Lamplugh
to Furness House. |
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| Hinchcliffe, Ernest: 1994: Packhorse Bridges of England: Cicerone Press (Milnthorpe,
Cumbria) |
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