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Summary

Clapper bridge over the Cherry Brook at Powder Mills gunpowder factory

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1016635: Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/266
• Old SAM Ref: 28718

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CLAPPER BRIDGE (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Bridge shown on 19th century map.

Gerrard, S., 1998, 149206 (Un-published). SDV262509.

Clapper bridge crossing the Cherry Brook.

National Monuments Record, 2012, 442549 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV262508.

Site visited on 21st November 1979. Clapper bridge at SX62817738. Utilises drillsplit slabs and posts laid across crude drystone abutments and piers.
Probably built as part of the Powder Mills complex, to facilitate movement of raw materials and finished product. Consequently post-1844.
One of three clapper bridges on the Cherry Brook within the Powder Mills complex.

Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Bridge shown on modern mapping.

English Heritage, 9/10/1981, Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills (Schedule Document). SDV350194.

Clapper bridge within the scheduled area of Powder Mills gunpowder factory.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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