New Bridge and Flanking Walls (That Part in Northmoor Civil Parish)
New Bridge and flanking walls (that part in Northmoor Civil Parish), Abingdon Road
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SP40SW
11/226
NORTHMOOR
ABINGDON ROAD (west side)
New bridge and flanking walls (that part in Northmoor C.P.)
(Formerly listed as New Bridge (that part in Witney Rural District)
12/09/55
GV
I
Bridge. C14. Coursed and dressed limestone with later repairs. Six pointed arches to entries are divided by prominent cutwaters which provide refuges for travellers above. Groins of central arches have lateral ribs surviving. New Bridge is the most complete medieval bridge in 0xfordshire, and was the scene of skirmishes in the Civil War when Parliamentary Forces under Waller attempted to cross the bridge in order to surround Oxford and capture the king. (M.R. Toynbee, "Radcot Bridge and New Bridge", Oxonensia Vol.14, (1949), pp.46-53; "Medieval Bridges in Oxfordshire", Oxfordshire Museums Information Sheet No.17; Buildings of England: Berkshire, p.161.
Listing NGR: SP4036501404
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1368262
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1955
- Statutory Address:
- New Bridge and flanking walls (that part in Northmoor Civil Parish), Abingdon Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1368262
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Oct-1988
- Statutory Address 1:
- New Bridge and flanking walls (that part in Northmoor Civil Parish), Abingdon Road
Location
- Statutory Address:
- New Bridge and flanking walls (that part in Northmoor Civil Parish), Abingdon Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Northmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 40365 01404
Summary
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 November 2024 to reformat the text to current standards
SP40SW
11/226
NORTHMOOR
ABINGDON ROAD (west side)
New bridge and flanking walls (that part in Northmoor C.P.)
(Formerly listed as New Bridge (that part in Witney Rural District)
12/09/55
GV
I
Bridge. C14. Coursed and dressed limestone with later repairs. Six pointed arches to entries are divided by prominent cutwaters which provide refuges for travellers above. Groins of central arches have lateral ribs surviving. New Bridge is the most complete medieval bridge in 0xfordshire, and was the scene of skirmishes in the Civil War when Parliamentary Forces under Waller attempted to cross the bridge in order to surround Oxford and capture the king. (M.R. Toynbee, "Radcot Bridge and New Bridge", Oxonensia Vol.14, (1949), pp.46-53; "Medieval Bridges in Oxfordshire", Oxfordshire Museums Information Sheet No.17; Buildings of England: Berkshire, p.161.
Listing NGR: SP4036501404
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 November 2024 to reformat the text to current standards
SP40SW
11/226
NORTHMOOR
ABINGDON ROAD (west side)
New Bridge and flanking walls (that part in Northmoor C.P.)
(Formerly listed as New Bridge (that part in Witney Rural District)
12/09/55
GV
I
Bridge. C14. Coursed and dressed limestone with later repairs. Six pointed arches to entries are divided by prominent cutwaters which provide refuges for travellers above. Groins of central arches have lateral ribs surviving. New Bridge is the most complete medieval bridge in 0xfordshire, and was the scene of skirmishes in the Civil War when Parliamentary Forces under Waller attempted to cross the bridge in order to surround Oxford and capture the king. (M.R. Toynbee, "Radcot Bridge and New Bridge", Oxonensia Vol.14, (1949), pp.46-53; "Medieval Bridges in Oxfordshire", Oxfordshire Museums Information Sheet No.17; Buildings of England: Berkshire, p.161.
Listing NGR: SP4036501404
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 252310
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (1966), 161
Oxoniensia in Oxoniensia, Vol. 14, (1949), 46-53
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