Monument record NYW 026 - Poole (?) Bridge; Plod's Bridge
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9738 3403 (63m by 64m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL93SE |
| Civil Parish | NAYLAND-WITH-WISSINGTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bridge shown on Hodskinson's 1783, Saxton's 1575, Speede's 1610 and Bowen's 1755 maps (S1)(S2)(S4)(S5).
Construction date unknown. Lands were left in the will of John Ablitt Senior dated 4 January 1522/23 (for the maintenance of this bridge, called Plods or Poole Bridge). These lands were in Lower Bretton, Essex and administrated by a trust, the deeds for which survive from 1575. A new bridge was constructed in 1774 by William Staines, Stone Mason (et al) at a cost of 579 pounds. They also had to take down the earlier bridge (details in (S3)). There are also disbursements for repair work on the bridge 1686-1696. Details in (S3).
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SSF21019 Bibliographic reference: Saxton C. 1575. SVFFOLKIAE.
- <S1> SSF1406 Cartographic materials: Bowen E. 1755. Accurate Map of the County of Suffolk.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S3).
- <S2> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
- <S3> SSF213 (No record type): Alston Papers, `Proposals for building a New Bridge', SRO (Bury) HA 541/ 2/3/1-8.
- <S5> SSF21473 Bibliographic reference: Speede, J.. 1610. Suffolke Described, 1610. Speede J, Suffolke Described, 1610.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 3 2016 10:56AM