Building record M4633 - MARKHAM MOOR BRIDGE AT WEST DRAYTON (Eel Pie Bridge)
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 71261 74215 (21m by 10m) |
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Map sheet | SK77SW |
District | Bassetlaw |
Civil Parish | West Drayton, Bassetlaw |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Small stone bridge which has 2 pointed arches with chamfered arch rings, the only bridge of this type in the county. Its total span is only 9yds, but the width is about 18ft, the bridge having been widened by means of concrete girders. (1)
Probably an Elizabethan bridge, c 1600 AD. Stone cutwater N and S, concrete pillars and scaffold rails do little to enhance bridge, which can only be realized when one is below the main structure. (2)
An Early C17 two span masonry arch bridge…widened in the 1930s using concrete steel cantilevers. An inspection in 1997 determined that the arches were only capable of carrying 13 tonne GVW and the cantilevers were only able to withstand 3 tonne GVW. A number of defects in the arches…cantilevers heavily spalled with cracking in the concrete. In 1998 a 13 tonne GVW limited was imposed…and the carriageway reduced to a single lane. (3)
Reference to bridge in 1216. (4)
Shown on Chapman and Sanderson. (5) (6)
NB Listed as "Eel Pie Bridge".
Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.
1 colour print, neg B7/4, SMR
Listed buildings slides, (Photograph). SNT2648.
Thoroton Society, 1955, TTS, pp 98-9 (Published document). SNT369.
<1> Jervoise E, 1932, Ancient Bridges of Mid & Eastern England, pp 34-5 (Published document). SNT835.
<2> Hart CR, AM107 (Unpublished document). SNT753.
<3> Nottinghamshire County Council, 2003, Feasbility Report of the Strengthening of Eel Pie Bridge, Markham Moor (Unpublished document). SNT5868.
<4> Gover, Mawer & Stenton, 1940, Place Names of Nottinghamshire, p 48 (Published document). SNT670.
<5> Chapman J, 1774, Nottinghamshire - approx 1in (Map). SNT550.
<6> Sanderson G, 1835, 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in (Map). SNT48.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SNT2646 Ground photograph: Data Held: Ground Photograph.
- --- SNT2648 Photograph: Listed buildings slides. .
- --- SNT369 Published document: Thoroton Society. 1955. TTS. 59. pp 98-9.
- <1> SNT835 Published document: Jervoise E. 1932. Ancient Bridges of Mid & Eastern England. pp 34-5.
- <2> SNT753 Unpublished document: Hart CR. AM107.
- <3> SNT5868 Unpublished document: Nottinghamshire County Council. 2003. Feasbility Report of the Strengthening of Eel Pie Bridge, Markham Moor.
- <4> SNT670 Published document: Gover, Mawer & Stenton. 1940. Place Names of Nottinghamshire. EPNS. p 48.
- <5> SNT550 Map: Chapman J. 1774. Nottinghamshire - approx 1in.
- <6> SNT48 Map: Sanderson G. 1835. 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in.
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Record last edited
Jan 13 2025 3:04PM