Description

Dated 1770 with later repairs. 3-arched, humped-back bridge, in style of William Adam, spanning Whiteadder Water (largest arch at centre). Pointed red sandstone rubble to parapets; coursed and squared red sandstone rubble to spandrels; sandstone ashlar dressings. Segmental-arched openings with flush voussoirs; raised outer bands with central keystones (that to S, to outer left dated '1770'); coursed rubble soffits and abutments. Empty circular niches centred in spandrels to N; carved floral detail in niches to S. Mutuled string courses beneath coped parapets; weathered, square-plan panels aligned above keystones. Coursed sandstone cutwaters with stepped bases flanking central opening. Buttressed wing walls at either end; further rubble-coped, rubble walls to E; circular-plan terminating piers to W.

Statement of Interest

One of the most prominent landmarks in the parish, this "...handsome stone bridge" (OS Name Book) spans the boundary between Bunkle & Preston and the adjoining parish of Duns. Dated 1770, much of the original detailing remains intact - the spandrel niches, mutuled string courses and keystoned arches being particularly notable. See separate list entry for the similarly detailed Todheugh Bridge.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17571152

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)