The packhorse fair, with music from hammered dulcimer to rock. It was on the pannierman route south to helmsley from durham, stokesley being an important market town en route. The scheduled ancient monuments of leicestershire and rutland. Jul 30, 2009 cps members believe this photo shows the ghost of squire yonge who, the history books say, was well known in the area 300 years ago. The packhorse bridge is on the route of the original road from leicester. It was built in the late 16th or early 17th century for use by packhorse trains carrying coal from near girburn, yorkshire. Pack horse bridge is a grade ii listed building in anstey, leicestershire, england. The leicester canal from aylestone pack horse bridge into. Its true age may never be revealed but the ancient structure has withstood the constant passage of strings of packhorses for centuries and, more recently, thousands of. Guide to the packhorse bridges of england a cicerone guide.
On the southeast side of the village the fivearch stone bridge, perhaps of the 16th century, steps quietly across the very reedy rotherby brook. I was born and bread in anstey, 21 rosebery road, a council house with my 2 brothers kelvin and clive. The packhorse inn bridge street, moulton, newmarket, cb8 8sp, united kingdom excellent location show map excellent location rated 9. Photo courtesy of whaley bridge local history website. Packhorse bridge, melksham without 1251182 historic england. Heres the story behind the making of the anstey library grotto. Derelict, disused x english heritage x grade ii listed structure x grade ii listings x historic england x top. The packhorse bridge which once stood in the heart of goyts bridge would have been many centuries old.
Pack horse bridge, anstey, leicestershire british listed buildings. Rothley brook at the location of the present pack horse bridge lycett, 1999. There were at least three packhorse bridges across this part of the river goyt. The village is separated from leicester by the rothley brook, castle hill park and the a46, and it borders the villages of glenfield, groby, newtown linford, cropston and thurcaston as well as the suburb of beaumont leys and anstey heights. The name translates from gaelic as the house of the trousers. Anstey is a large village in leicestershire, to the northwest of leicester. Anstey wrote high performance oracle8 objectoriented design. Higherford old bridge, or packhorse bridge, is also sometimes called thowd brig or roman bridge, though it is certainly not of roman date.
Obviously, the person didnt go out to deliberately wreck the ancient structure whether it was caused by someone using a sat nav instead of a brain cell, or by careless driving, i dont know. Some say it dates back to the thirteenth century, whilst others believe it was built in the fifteenth century. Reserve a table at the packhorse inn, moulton on tripadvisor. Jun 09, 2014 the packhorse fair, with music from hammered dulcimer to rock bruton, somerset. The bridge, which dates from 1793, has a distinctive arch to it that allows large vessels to pass under it and was originally designed by thomas telford. It stood at an important crossing point between ancient trading routes which ran through the valley to the north, as well as from east to west. Packhorse bridge, melksham without 1251182 historic. The leicester section and pack horse bridges aylestone. The packhorse bridge at taxal was dismantled after being seriously damaged in a flood. Phonics charts early spelling and reading skills sessions aim childrens area gets a revamp.
See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and. Cps members believe this photo shows the ghost of squire yonge who, the history books say, was well known in the area 300 years ago. Pack horse bridge and surrounding area in flood i was born and bread in anstey, 21 rosebery road, a council house with my 2 brothers kelvin and clive. The lake district probably has the finest collection of stone packhorse bridges to be found anywhere in the world. Spanning the river leven, the packhorse bridge is grade ii listed and dates from the 17th century although it probably replaced an earlier bridge. Anstey is a large semiindustrialised village in leicestershire, england, located north west of leicester in the borough of charnwood. So many people were involved, i lost count after 30 when you start including all the donations of decorations, and ideas.
Typically a packhorse bridge consists of one or more narrow one horse wide masonry arches, and has low parapets so as not to interfere with the panniers borne by the horses. Parish of hayfield edale road east side old packhorse bridge ii packhorse bridge. The high span enabled the river to be crossed in all states of the river. At the packhorse inn each room comes with a wardrobe, a flatscreen tv and a private bathroom. The packhorse bridge is located only seven miles north of aviemore, just off the main a9 road.
The view looks southeast towards the newly aligned a46 trunk road, with all its speed and noise. The placename of anstey is first recorded in domesday book when it was. Explore anstey with pictures, history, attractions and anstey map as well as images. The parapets were built fairly low to avoid obstructing the loads being carried by. It shows how the efforts of the south pennine packhorse trails trust have resulted in many miles of historic moorland track being reinstated and improved for use by horse riders, mountain bikers and ramblers. To be fair, the roman connection isnt far away, so the name isnt that surprising. Just beside the bridge is an old 18th century inn called tigh an truish affectionately known to locals as the tnt. A packhorse, pack horse, or sumpter refers to a horse, mule, donkey, or pony used to carry goods on its back, usually in sidebags or panniers. Media in category packhorse bridges in scotland the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Jan 31, 2017 packhorse bridge, stokesley spanning the river leven, the packhorse bridge is grade ii listed and dates from the 17th century although it probably replaced an earlier bridge. Search results for anstey stock photos and images 623 page 1 of 7. It used to be an industrial village, but most of the factories have been razed and had houses built on their sites.
Lakh bespoke tutoring services are running parent workshops throughout november and december at anstey community library. Flowing through the heart of the village is the river dulnain which flows into the river spey. The ancient packhorse bridge, a photo from lancashire. In the early 20th century the spelling was changed from ansty to anstey to distinguish it from ansty near coventry. The old packhorse bridge in carrbridge, invernessshire.
According to historic records, the bridge was built further down the valley, at goyts bridge, in around 1762, on an ancient salt route. Two further windows provide riverside and countryside views. Anstey photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. There are still factories interspersed with the houses, notably box and envelope manufacturers, and a publisher of large print books. King williams bridge is so named because when king william iii planned to visit the grey family at bradgate in 1696, the existing crossings of the rothley brook were found to be too narrow for the royal coach, so a new bridge had to be constructed. The village is separated from leicester by the rothley brook, castle hill park and the a46, and it borders the villages of glenfield, groby, newtown linford, cropston. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Use of packhorses dates from the neolithic period to the present day. Packhorse bridge list of packhorse bridges in the british. Nearby, on sheepwash lane, is the listed king williams bridge, which you can find out about at the leicestershire villages website. Its probably a medieval packhorse bridge, although there may have been older crossings over the south calder water at the same spot. Aylestone boasts a really beautiful example of a canal pack horse bridge it can easily be seen and walked over from canal bridge 105 which also bears the same name i. For centuries anstey was primarily an agricultural community. A packhorse bridge is a bridge intended to carry packhorses horses loaded with sidebags or panniers across a river or stream.
Packhorse bridge is a scheduled monument in anstey, leicestershire, england. Old packhorse bridge, hayfield 1088005 historic england. Spanning the rothley brook, the date of building is. Where it is not available, the satellite view is shown instead. Do you recognise it in the image below showing it in its original position.
Cogenhoe packhorse bridge was built on a medieval trade route which ran from stamford to london. It spanned the goyt alongside the ford, and was replaced by a small wooden footbridge. Its population was about 6,000 at the 2001 census although this is likely to have increased. Churchyard cross in st marys churchyard is a scheduled monument in anstey, leicestershire, england. We believe in the hand in handcrafted and are proud to use traditional and innovative binding and finishing techniques. Packhorse bridge this classic copper malty bitter is made with fresh english hops giving the drinker a walk down memory lane. North yorkshire x packhorse x packhorse bridge place. The pack horse bridge view updated 2020 holiday rental. Typically packhorses are used to cross difficult terrain, where the absence of roads prevents the use of wheeled vehicles. The bridge was removed and rebuilt in this spot to save it from destruction. Historic sites and artefacts x packhorse bridge place. A record of some of the many stunning highways within 30 miles of haworthhebden bridge this book is no ordinary route guide.
The bridge used to be part of a major driving route, but these days its become just a public footpath off the melksham to holt road, across fields and over the railway line take care at the unprotected crossing and over other fields down to the the water meadows. Ancient five arched packhorse bridge crossing the rothley river at anstey near charnwood forest books anstey. Spanning the rothley brook, the date of building is sometime earlier than the 18th century. It has two rings of voussoir stones, both chamfered and the lower recessed. Yesterday, gypsy and i walked the fields near melksham down to the pack horse bridge over the river avon. This village was first mentioned in the doomsday book of 1086, of its latter. Packhorse bridge is a grade ii listed building in rushbury, shropshire, england. Anstey s packhorse bridge is 54ft long in five arches and 5ft wide between the parapets. Anstey lies outside the boundaries of leicester, on the way to bradgate park.
This is the first book to cover all the scheduled ancient monuments of leicestershire and rutland. For the first time, descriptions of englands packhorse bridges, with accurate locations are collected in a single guide book. Old packhorse bridge carrbridge speyside historic attraction. Loughborough library volunteers were told by a visitor to their stand, at the century of stories event day at anstey library on 25 th january 2017, a family story about an ancestor, john heggs who spoke about a lady he knew who lived in nook yard who died in a fire in the 1930s. I was very saddened to see that someone had a go at demolishing the pretty packhorse bridge over the ribble at knight stainforth this week. The first thing to say about roman bridge is that it aint roman. The pretty village of carrbridge is in strathspey, part of the cairngorms national park. Packhorse bridge, the great bridge of old, and two bridges at thurcaston. Today, westernized nations primarily use packhorses for. We dodged facepainted children with ice creams, and came to a. The group also believe that the sighting of ghosts on the bridge could be to do with a former burial ground in the area and that the bridge was the access point. Multiarched examples sometimes have triangular cutwaters that are extended upward to form. Ansteys packhorse bridge is 54ft long in five arches and 5ft wide between the parapets. The famous packhorse bridge is a fascinating doublearched bridge.
Most were built during the period 1650 to 1750, probably replacing wooden bridges. Posts about childrens library written by becknickolls. The packhorse fair, with music from hammered dulcimer to rock bruton, somerset. Dorsets legacy in bridges dorsets bridges, as with the rest of the country, have played a huge role in enabling social, industrial and cultural development. Later it was noted for boot and shoe manufacturing. Nov 06, 2015 the packhorse bridge which once stood in the heart of goyts bridge would have been many centuries old. Higherford old bridge crosses pendle water about 90m upstream from the bridge carrying the a682 barrowford to gisburn road. Bbc north east wales ghost caught on packhorse bridge. Walks along the packhorse routes and bridges of the lake district a cumbria guide by bray, robin isbn. We dodged facepainted children with ice creams, and came to a grassy opening where, across the water, stands an. They range from tiny structures to major engineering achievements, the first recorded bridge in the county is at whitemill, sturminster marshall, and the most recent on the weymouth. See more ideas about england, old bridges and lake district. Utterby x packhorses near pickeringnorth yorkshire by martin richard phelan geograph for square se7981 this packhorse bridge, ings bridge, crosses the pickering beck beside ings lane. The leicester canal from aylestone pack horse bridge into the.
Anstey conservation area was designated in july 1984 and covers an area of 10 hectares. Anstey is a large village in leicestershire, england, located north west of leicester in the. The bridges of cumbria and the lake district visit cumbria. This was the original roadway into the village, now reduced in stature to a footpath, as the road now. Art uk is the online home for every public collection in the uk. Media in category anstey packhorse bridge the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. The packhorse bridge at anstey anstey lies outside the boundaries of leicester, on the way to bradgate park. The old structure is a narrow masonry bridge with a single segmental arch spanning more than 12m. See more ideas about bridge, scenery and beautiful places. Pack horse bridge, the leys, anstey listed buildings charnwood.
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