Monument record SNP 036 - Snape Bridge
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3922 5768 (127m by 329m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM35NE |
| Civil Parish | SNAPE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | TUNSTALL, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Bridge shown as 'Snapbridge' on George Lilly's map of 1546 (Snape Maltings: draft Conservation Area appraisal, Suffolk Coastal DC, June 2013, 7), and Saxton's, Speed's, Bowen's and Hodskinson's maps (S1-S4).
Construction date unknown though disputes regarding the resposibility for the repair of the bride began before 1347 (see Snape Maltings: draft Conservation Area appraisal, Suffolk Coastal DC, June 2013, 9 for discussion).
Clearly linked to roadline by causeway construction.
1932: Dated 1802 (rebuilt then?), single brick arch with stone keystone. `A fairly old-fashioned type of bridge crossing River Deben' (S5).
Precise location of original and further history not checked.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SSF10079 Bibliographic reference: Jervoise, E.. 1932. The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England. 126.
- <S1> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
- <S2> SSF1404 (No record type): Bowen E, Map of County of Suffolk, 1755.
- <S3> SSF21014 (No record type): Saxton C, map, SVFFOLCIAE, 1575.
- <S4> SSF21465 (No record type): Speed J, map, SUFFOLKE, 1610.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 30 2016 3:32PM