Birks Bridge
{{short description|Stone bridge in Cumbria, England}}
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| image = Parapet, Birks Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1806243.jpg
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| crosses = River Duddon
| locale = Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite, Cumbria, England
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| coordinates = {{coord|54.38383|-3.18069|region:GB-CMA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| designation1 = Grade II*
| designation1_offname = Birks Bridge
| designation1_date = 05-Mar-1990
| designation1_number = 1086826
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Birks Bridge is a traditional stone-built bridge over the River Duddon in the English Lake District, in Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite, Cumbria, standing at Grid Reference {{gbmappingsmall|SD239995}}.
History and construction
The bridge was built around the 18th century, with voussoirs and inbuilt drainage, and became a listed building in 1990.{{NHLE |num=1086826 |desc=Birks Bridge |grade=II |accessdate=18 September 2020}}
Aspect
Birks Bridge is a packhorse bridge of outstanding beauty, even for Lakeland.{{cite book|first=Brian |last=Conduit |title=Lake District Walks |publisher=Jarrold |date=1991 |page=67 |isbn=0711704635}} Hunter Davies described how "the hump-back stone bridge seems itself to be a work of nature, blending and melding so well with the rocks either side".{{cite book |first=Hunter |last=Davies |authorlink=Hunter Davies |title=A Walk Around the Lakes |publisher=Arrow Books |date=1989 |page=68 |isbn=0099504804}} Wainwright considered this a tribute to the artistry of craftsmen of former times.{{cite book |first=Alfred |last=Wainwright |authorlink=Alfred Wainwright |title=Wainwright in the Valleys of Lakeland |publisher=Michael Joseph |date=1996 |page=106 |isbn=0718134885}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/cumbria/countryside/birks-bridge.htm#:~:text=Immediately%20beside%20the%20lane%20is,dates%20to%20the%2018th%20century. Birks Bridge, Duddon Valley]
Category:Grade II listed bridges in Cumbria
Category:Westmorland and Furness
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