Description

NY 3704,
1/35

AMBLESIDE,
RYDAL ROAD,
Bridge House

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GV

Late C17-ear1y C18. National Trust property - a great tourist attraction.
The minute bridge was built to link the house and gardens of the former
Hall with the orchards on the other side of the stream, and the house was
built on top of the bridge as a summer-house. Tiny square stone rubble
house with slate roof and small chimney, 2 very low storeys, 1 tiny room
each floor at each side (facing the stream) with timber lintels and slate
sills. Sited on a depressed segmental stone arch of about 15 ft span (house
is about 10ft square). Slate steps down to stream bed from the front
of the house. Rydal Road front has 2 boarded doors - one up 2 steps, the
other up a spiral flight of 8 steps, with a slate landing forming a porch
to lower door. Deep overhanging eaves on old timbers. Interior has low
ceiling beams, iron fireplace with oven, grate etc.
For group reference see General group description under Rydal Road.

Listing NGR: NY3759904622

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17530674

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Recommended Books

• 
  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy