Description

HARBERTON
SX75NE
5/378 Rolster Bridge

II

Road bridge over Harbourne River. Probably C17 to C18 on earlier foundations,
and with circa early C19 alterations. Slate rubble with slate voussoirs to
arches. 2 widely spaced semi-circular arches, the east arch is the larger.
The smaller west arch appears to be later and now takes the main stream which
was diverted leaving the larger east arch as a flood arch. Probably at the
same time the east arch was widened on the north upstream side. At the
springing of the main arch there appear to be earlier bridge footings probably
of the bridge mentioned by John Leland in 1534-43 ("a Stone Bridge caullid
Rostel"). Parapets built of long vertical slates. Parapet on south side has
been realigned. Large reinforcement buttress, like a cutwater, on the north,
upstream side, diverts stream to west arch.
sources: R Pearse Chape, Early Tours in Devon and Cornwall, p.60
C Henderson and E Jervoise, Old Devon Bridges, p.38

Listing NGR: SX7709256285

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26510202

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
• 
  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
• 
  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)