Medieval Bridges of Middle England
Oxbow Books (Verlag)
978-1-914427-29-9 (ISBN)
Throughout history, rivers have been a hub for human settlement and have been a key part of local livelihoods, history, and culture, as well as still playing a present-day role in providing services and leisure to people who live around them. It is no coincidence that all four of the earliest human civilisations were formed on great rivers: the Nile, Euphrates, Indus, and Yellow rivers all saw great human aggregation along them. The most ancient and vital architectural structures linked to the use of rivers are bridges.
There are a wide variety of medieval bridge structures, ranging from some very simple in their construction to amazing triumphs of design and engineering comparable with the great churches of the period. They stand today as proof of the great importance of transport networks in the Middle Ages and of the size and sophistication of the medieval economy. These bridges were built in some of the most difficult places, across broad flood plains, deep tidal waters, and steep upland valleys, and they withstood all but the most catastrophic floods. Yet their beauty, from simplistic to ornate, remains for us to appreciate.
Medieval Bridges of Middle England has been organised geographically into tours and covers the governmental regions of East of England, East Midlands, and West Midlands. There are 63 bridges featured and beautiful full colour photographs of each bridge are included. A brief history is incorporated with each bridge. Additionally, information about the construction, materials used, and unique features are related, as well as historically relevant documents and images. Directions to each bridge and local attractions are also given.
There are literally hundreds of bridges in England that meet the criteria for inclusion in this roll of honour for senior bridges. They vary vastly in size, style, and materials. Most are stone and a very few are brick. We have lost many of our older bridges to the ravages of time and the modern practice of culvertisation and urban development. A few of our older bridges remain though, and their beauty and pivotal role in our history is starting to be recognised.
Marshall G. Hall is a retired UK university professor of Socio-anthropology who has held a lifelong interest in travel, architecture, linguistics, and adventure. Having written for academia for years, today Marshall writes, teaches the occasional university class as a guest lecturer, and does public speaking. In 2021, Marshall published Historic Bridges of Buckinghamshire for Windgather Press, and in 2022, Medieval Bridges of Southern England: 100 Bridges, 1000 Years was published, which was the first of a three-volume series on medieval bridges of England.
Foreword
Introduction
Defining Medieval Criteria for Inclusion
Medieval Timeline
Chronology and Dating
Bridges and Medieval Road Networks
Basic Components of a Medieval Bridge
Medieval Bridges and the Church Bridge Chapels
The Economics of Medieval Bridges
Medieval Bridge Types
Medieval Bridge Builders
List of Medieval Bridges in Southern England by Region and County
Listed Bridges and Structures
Scheduled Monuments
National Grid Reference Numbers
The Bridge Tours
The Star Rating System
THE MEDIEVAL BRIDGE TOURS OF MIDDLE ENGLAND
BEDFORDSHIRE TOUR
CAMBRIDGESHIRE & TRINITY TOUR
DERBYSHIRE & OLD TRENT TOUR
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
ESSEX TOUR
HEREFORDSHIRE TOUR
WORCESTERSHIRE & KING JOHN’S BRIDGE TOUR
LEICESTERSHIRE TOUR
LINCOLNSHIRE TOUR
NORFOLK TOUR
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE – SOUTH TOUR
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE – NORTH TOUR
SHROPSHIRE TOUR
SUFFOLK TOUR
THREE COUNTIES TOUR
WARWICKSHIRE TOUR
A Glossary for Medieval Bridges
Acknowledgements
The Gough Map
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.01.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 224 color images |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 279 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-914427-29-7 / 1914427297 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-914427-29-9 / 9781914427299 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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