Monument record MLI20552 - TRINITY BRIDGE, CROWLAND

Summary

TRINITY BRIDGE, CROWLAND

Type and Period (1)

  • (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

PRN 20552 Crowland Bridge is unique. Built in 1360-90 by the Benedictine brethen over tributaries of the Nene and the River Welland it now stands high and dry near the market place. It is formed of three pointed half- arches in the form of a triangle and on the south arm is a seated figure in stone said to be variously of Christ in Majesty and of King Elthelbald, founder of Abbey. Scheduled.{1}{2}{3}{4}{5} PART OF A LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL MAINTAINABLE HIGHWAY. CALLED BY GOUGH 'THE GREATEST CURIOSITY IN BRITAIN, IF NOT IN EUROPE'. THE TRIANGULAR BRIDGE CONSISTS OF THREE ARCHES JOINED TO EACH OTHER AT AN ANGLE OF 120 DEGREES. THE FUNCTION OF THE BRIDGE WAS TO SERVE THREE STREAMS AT THE JUNCTION OF THE NENE AND WELLAND. ITS DATE IS THE LATER C14, ALTHOUGH A SIMILAR BRIDGE IS MENTIONED IN 943. THE BRIDGE MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN THE BASE OF A GREAT CROSS. THE MOULDINGS OF THE ARCH RIBS ARE PARTLY HOLLOW CHAMFERS, PARTLY WAVY CHAMFERS. THE LARGE SEATED FIGURE, PROBABLY OF CHRIST, IS QUITE POSSIBLY FROM THE GABLE OF THE ABBEY WEST FRONT. THE DATE CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE THAT OF THE WEST FRONT. {7}, HTM 4M A watching brief was undertaken prior to repairs being made on the bridge, post medieval rubbish was found by no signs of any earlier archaeology was identified. {10}{11}{12}

Sources/Archives (12)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. CROWLAND. TF 21 SW:10,1965, -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: BAKER P. 1955. LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER. VOL 3 NO 1 P 41-2 ILLUS.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Lukis, W. C. (ed.). 1883. The Family Memoirs of the Rev. William Stukeley M.D. and the Antiquarian and other Correspondence of William Stukeley, Roger and Samuel Gale. SEPT 23RD.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. CROWLAND. TF 21 SW:D -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn p241.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p 822.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. GAZ CRO41.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: LARKEN, H.. PARISH FILE. CROWLAND. A GUIDE BOOK FOR CROWLAND ABBEY AND BRIDGEpp25- 28.
  •  Article in Serial: 1986. TRUST FOR LINCOLNSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY SECOND ANNUAL REPORT. 2ND ANNUAL REPORT P 18.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Trinity Bridge, Crowland. CTB 01.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Trinity Bridge, Crowland. LCNCC:2001.455.
  •  Article in Serial: Waters, Richard A.. 2005. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Bridge Engineering 158, BE1, pp.9-13.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 23942 10237 (19m by 20m)
Civil Parish CROWLAND, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Please contact the HER for details.

External Links (0)

Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

Feedback?

Your feedback is welcome. If you can provide any new information about this record, please contact us.