Bruton › History › Grade I › Bow Bridge Photo: Trish Steel · CC BY-SA 2.0 · tap to enlargeGrade I listed building · Historic England Bow Bridge Listed Grade I since 1961 65 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
About About Bow Bridge Bow Bridge is one of 3 Grade I listed buildings in Bruton and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 48 buildings in Bruton to be listed, on 24 March 1961. It stands in the Bruton conservation area, designated in 1969, and over a scheduled monument, The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary. Within 400 metres are 2 more Grade I buildings and 114 other listed buildings.
HE Read the official list entry Historic England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1176195 ↗ Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.
The record
Grade Grade I
First listed 24 March 1961
Type Walls & gates
Conservation area Bruton (1969)
Grid reference ST6835734821
Where Bruton, Somerset Visit Make it a walk: 3 listed buildings in about 5 minutes Bruton · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
1 2 3 © OpenStreetMap contributors Around it 83 more listed buildings within 150 metres Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.
II Former Church School and Headmaster's House 18 m II Former Fire Engine House, 4 Metres to Rear of No 5, Silver Street 22 m II 5, Silver Street 32 m II Plox House 36 m II The Gate Piers and Wing Wall on the Southern Corner of Plox House 49 m II St Mary's Vicarage 50 m II House Attached to Rear of No 24 High Street 55 m II 7, Patwell Street 56 m II Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 25 Metres West North West of West Tower, Church of Saint Mary 59 m II 9, Patwell Street 59 m II 3 and 5, Patwell Street 61 m II Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 23 Metres West North West of West Tower, Church of Saint Mary 61 m II 11, 13 and 13A, Patwell Street 63 m II 14, High Street 64 m II 16, High Street 65 m II* 18 and 20, High Street 65 m II The Gate Piers and Gates, About 22 Metres North North West of the Church, And All of the Boundary Walls and Other Gateways, Church of Saint Mary 65 m II 10, High Street 65 m Show the other 65 II 1, Patwell Street 65 m II Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 27 Metres West South West of West Tower, Church of Saint Mary 66 m II 8, High Street 67 m II 24, High Street 67 m II 6, High Street 68 m II 2, High Street 69 m II 4, High Street 69 m II Former Boundary Wall to Bruton Abbey 72 m II Hadrian House and Sangeo Cottage 72 m II Church Bridge 73 m II 6, Patwell Street 74 m II 8, Patwell Street 74 m II Buick House 76 m II Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 8 Metres West South West of West Tower, Church of Saint Mary 76 m II Dampier Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 7 Metres West South West of the West Tower, Church of Saint Mary 77 m II Churchill Chest Tomb, In Chruchyard 5 Metres West of the South West Corner of West Tower, Church of Saint Mary 77 m II Bruton War Memorial 78 m II Gateway on North West Corner of Old House, King's School 78 m II Former Congregational Chapel 78 m II Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 12 Metres South West of the West Tower, Church of Saint Mary 80 m II 5 and 7, High Street 82 m II Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 13 Metres South South West of the West Tower, Church of Saint Mary 83 m II 12, Patwell Street 84 m II Stockwell House 85 m II 3, High Street 85 m II The Patwell Pump House, On North East Corner of Church Bridge 86 m II 9, High Street 86 m II 11, High Street 87 m II 17, High Street 88 m II 30, High Street 90 m II Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 12 Metres North North West of North West Corner of North Aisle, Church of Saint Mary 90 m II 1, High Street 91 m II 19 and 21, High Street 92 m II Old House, King's School 98 m II The Headmaster's Tower, About 45 Metres North West of Old House, King's School, And Adjacent Walling to South and East 101 m I Church of St Mary 101 m II 1, Grove Alley 101 m II 23, High Street 102 m II No 32 (Priory House), And Wing Wall to West 102 m II Patwell House 103 m II Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 11 Meters North North East of North Tower, Church of Saint Mary 104 m II 25, High Street 106 m II 27, High Street 107 m II The Blue Ball Public House 110 m II 1, Quaperlake Street 110 m II The Tower House 111 m II Hamilton House 115 m II The Amor Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 7 Metres South of the East Bay of the South Aisle, Church of Saint Mary 116 m II 3, Quaperlake Street 116 m II Quaperlake House 116 m II 31, High Street 121 m II 5, Quaperlake Street 123 m II The Berkeley Altar Tomb, In Churchyard 9 Metres South of the Organ Chamber, Church of Saint Mary 125 m II* The Priory 125 m II The Sun Inn 128 m II Coach House and Stables, About 25 Metres North North East of No 3 High Street 131 m II 7, Quaperlake Street 132 m II The Assembly Rooms 133 m II The Sanatorium, Kings School 135 m II 9, Quaperlake Street 138 m II Coach House and Stables Attached to the Blue Ball Public House 139 m II 35 and 35A, High Street 140 m II Bruton Post Office 143 m II 37, High Street 147 m II 6, Higher Backway 150 m More like it Grade I walls, gates and bridges near Bruton Within 25 miles, with a photo.
Questions about Bow Bridge Is Bow Bridge listed? Yes. Bow Bridge is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1176195), first listed on 24 March 1961.
Can you visit Bow Bridge? It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
Is Bow Bridge in a conservation area? Yes, the Bruton conservation area, designated in 1969.
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