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Revision as of 12:35, 13 November 2023
This is a list of crossings of the Derbyshire Derwent, the principal river of Derbyshire in the Midlands of England.
Listed in the table are those crossings that have been identified from the first formal crossing at the packhorse bridge at Slippery Stones, in the upper Derwent valley, continuing through the Derwent Valley Mills heritage site to Derby, to the last crossing near Church Wilne upstream of Derwent Mouth where the Derwent meets the River Trent.[1]
Described by Defoe in 1726 as a "fury of a river" the Derwent could only be forded at a number of particular locations, which could still be impassable during winter floods.[2] Wooden bridges provided for a more reliable crossing, but were easily damaged by those same floods. The wooden bridge at Leadmill was destroyed before it was completed in the early 1700s.[3] Toad-Moor Bridge near Ambergate was rebuilt as Halfpenny Bridge by Francis Hurt in 1792, after being swept away in a flood of 1791. In the Candlemas flood of February 1795, the bridges at Belper and Whatstandwell were washed away, but were subsequently rebuilt soon after.[4][5]
Glover in his History of the County of Derby of 1829 noted that there were a number of bridges, fords and a ferry across the Derwent. There were fords at Wilne Mills, Alvaston, Little Eaton and Ambaston, and a ferry at Matlock Bath. Wooden bridges were mentioned at Wilne Mills, Borrowash Mills and Exeter Bridge, downstream of which was a long wooden bridge for canal towing horses. Tolls were levied at Wilne Mills, Darley Abbey, and Milford, where there was also a chain-bridge for mill workers. He also recorded a number of county bridges and stone-arched bridges, the majority of which are now listed structures, and in some cases scheduled monuments. A number of these bridges were built by the local industrial families of the Derwent valley, including those of Hurt, Strutt and Evans.[4]
Crossings
Status | Criteria[6] |
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I | Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
II* | Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interest |
II | Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest |
SM
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Scheduled Monument. Nationally important archaeological bridge. |
Bibliography
- Philip's (1997). Street Atlas – Derbyshire. Philip's. ISBN 0-540-06138-7.
- Glover, Stephen (1829). Noble, Thomas (ed.). The History of the County of Derby. Mozley.
- Cooper, Brian (1983). Transformation of a Valley: The Derbyshire Derwent (New, Scarthin 1997 Reprint ed.). London: Heinemann. ISBN 0-907758-17-7.
References
- ^ Philip's 1997, pp. 14–235.
- ^ Cooper 1983, p. 166.
- ^ Cooper 1983, p. 167.
- ^ a b Glover 1829, p. 259.
- ^ Philosophical Magazine, Comprehending the Various Branches of Science, the Liberal and Fine Arts, Agriculture, Manifactures, and Commerce. 1812. pp. 206–.
- ^ Listed Buildings, English Heritage, archived from the original on 22 December 2012, retrieved 22 April 2011
- ^ Philip's 1997, p. 14.
- ^ Historic England. "Slippery Stones (1087992)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b Philip's 1997, p. 21.
- ^ a b Philip's 1997, p. 30.
- ^ a b Philip's 1997, p. 39.
- ^ Historic England. "Yorkshire Bridge (1087856)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d Philip's 1997, p. 40.
- ^ a b Philip's 1997, p. 52.
- ^ Historic England. "Leadmill Bridge (1109800)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Philip's 1997, p. 72.
- ^ Historic England. "Grindleford Bridge (1007059)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Froggatt Bridge (1007056)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Calver Bridge (1088212)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Philip's 1997, p. 91.
- ^ Historic England. "Baslow Bridge (1088195)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Chatsworth Park Bridge (1049093)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Philip's 1997, p. 111.
- ^ Historic England. "One Arch Bridge (1052356)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Philip's 1997, p. 110.
- ^ Philip's 1997, p. 126.
- ^ Historic England. "Rowsley Bridge (1263843)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Philip's 1997, p. 127.
- ^ Historic England. "Darley Bridge (1248041)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Philip's 1997, p. 142.
- ^ Roberts, Alan (15 August 2012). Matlock & Matlock Bath Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-1-4456-2948-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Philip's 1997, p. 143.
- ^ Historic England. "Matlock Bridge (1247890)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Philip's 1997, p. 155.
- ^ Historic England. "Cromford Bridge (1263846)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Wigwell Aqueduct (1007040)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d Philip's 1997, p. 156.
- ^ Historic England. "Whatstandwell Bridge (1335314)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Philip's 1997, p. 167.
- ^ Historic England. "Halfpenny Bridge (1109020)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Derwent Viaduct (1417625)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Philip's 1997, p. 178.
- ^ Historic England. "Belper Bridge (1087394)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d Philip's 1997, p. 191.
- ^ Historic England. "Milford Bridge (1099189)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Duffield Church Bridge (1158235)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d Philip's 1997, p. 205.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Philip's 1997, p. 219.
- ^ Historic England. "Handyside Bridge (1215438)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "St Marys Bridge (1215897)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "New bridge for Derby". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Derwent Bridge (1417807)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b Philip's 1997, p. 220.
- ^ "New Raynesway bridge". Cass Hayward. 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Philip's 1997, p. 234.
- ^ a b Philip's 1997, p. 235.