Listed Building

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Address/Name of Site

BRIDGE END, OLD BRIDGELB26632

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
A
Date Added
05/02/1971
Local Authority
East Lothian
Planning Authority
East Lothian
Burgh
East Linton
NGR
NT 59261 77111
Coordinates
359261, 677111

Description

Mid-late 16th century, with later alterations and repairs

dated 1763 and 1934. 2 arched, ribbed bridge over River

Tyne, (carrying old post road), aligned NW and SE 98 ft

length, 31 ft 6 ins above river bed squared and coursed

red and yellow sandstone.

Central pier with stepped cutwater of droved masonry;

upper cut water 6 ft high. 2 segmental arches tied with

rods and straps, with yellow chamfered voussoirs. 4

chamfered ribs to soffits, flanked by 3 ft wide unribbed

strips with keystone dated 1763. Impost moulding to

abutments, discontinued where widened at SE.

Abutments splayed onto banks. Parapet of gablet coped

coursed sandstone; string course and 3 red sandstone dies.

Statement of Special Interest

Repair before parliament in 1625, 1639 and 1661. Keystone date

1763 presumably refers to widening. Concrete laid on extrados

of arches circa 1884 parapets raised circa 1895. Further repairs

indicated by incised date 1934. Arrangement of chamfered ribs

and impost moulding at springing-line similar to Abbey Bridge, near

Haddington. A stone bridge existed here in 1547, crossed by

English infantry and destroyed to delay their retreat.

Probably rebuilt circa 1560.

Formerly a ford was situated about 100 yds upstream. A

shallow weir runs NE from the central pier. Bridge adjoins

No 5 Bridge End to NW.

References

Bibliography

"Archaeology on a Great Post Road", A Graham. PROCEEDINGS

OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND, 1962-3, p. 339.

'Bridges and Roads in Scotland", T Ruddock, LOADS AND ROADS

IN SCOTLAND AND BEYOND, ed. A Fenton and G Stell 1984 pp

68-87

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