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Calva Hall Bridge is a stone arch bridge located in Cumberland, England, dating from the seventeenth century. The structure exemplifies the vernacular bridge-building tradition of the English Lake District during this period, constructed with local stone in a modest but functional design. The bridge carries a minor route across the valley and remains substantially intact, preserving evidence of its original construction techniques and materials. Its listing as an ancient monument reflects its significance as a surviving example of early modern rural infrastructure within the region.
Calva Hall Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003051. View the official record →
Calva Hall Bridge is a stone arch bridge located in Cumberland, England, dating from the seventeenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003051.
Calva Hall Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003051.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Clifton open heap coke producing bases and associated slag heap, 220m north of Oldfield Bridge (1.4 km), Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard (1.6 km), Large irregular stone circle and a round cairn on Dean Moor (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Calva Hall Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Calva Hall Bridge stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.