Building record 0164200000 - ICKFORD BRIDGE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument BU7: Ickford Bridge (DBC7235)
- Listed Building (II) 1159729: ICKFORD BRIDGE TOGETHER WITH WHIRLPOOL ARCH BRIDGE (DBC3525)
- Planning Notification Area: Medieval bridge and possible motte earthworks at Ickford Bridge (DBC9139)
- SHINE: Ickford 17th century bridge and Civil War battery earthwork (DBC7845)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- BRIDGE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1799 AD)
- BRIDGE (First mentioned 1237, 13th Century - 1237 AD to 1237 AD)
Description
3 3-CENTRED ARCHES ON VERY HEAVY PIERS. DATED 1685. INSCRIBED IN E NICHE ON S SIDE: '1685 HERE ENDS THE COUNTY OF OXON' & ON N SIDE 'HERE BEGINNETH THE COUNTY OF BUCKS 1685' (B1).
BRIDGE EXISTED HERE 1237 (B2).
PROBABLY OLDER THAN 1685. SMALLER C18 ARCH OVER STREAM ON BUCKS SIDE (B3).
IN GOOD STATE OF REPAIR. SCHEDULED: SAM BU7 (B4).
Grade II. River bridge, partly in Buckinghamshire but south part in South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire. Medieval, altered and dated 1685. C18 and C19 alterations. Whirlpool Arch c1800. Coursed rubble with ashlar arches and dressings. 3 arches with causewayed southern approach. North arch depressed, central arch 4-centred. Wide cut water with parapet refuges between northern 2 arches, buttress on plinth with weathered coping between central and south arch. Chamfered parapet copings. In eastern refuge on south side is stone inscribed 'Here Begineth the County of Bucks 1685' and '1685 Here ends the County of Oxon'. At north end of causeway on Buckinghamshire side is Whirlpool Arch bridge, a segmental arch in ashlar with rubblestone parapets and chamfered ashlar copings. RCHM I. 217, MON.8. ANCIENT MONUMENT (B6).
Sources (7)
- ---SBC17402 Aerial Photograph: 10/02/92. BCM A15/13/13-15. SP\649066. Yes.
- <1>SBC12667 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 P217.
- <2>SBC16004 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P57.
- <3>SBC11368 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARDS (FILED).
- <4>SBC14002 Scheduling record: 1924. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS; BUCKS 7.
- <6>SBC19924 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Ashendon &C.
- <7>SBC19733 Photograph: Michael Farley. 2000. Photographs by Mike Farley of Ickford Bridge.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 64876 06474 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ICKFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13825)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14163)
- Event - Survey: Site visit by EH Field Monument Warden (EBC13831)
Record last edited
Jan 22 2018 12:23PM
