What is recorded here

Single-arch bridge, built c. 1860, carrying pathway over Naniken River. Segmental arch with rubble stone voussoirs. Carved stone bracket to spandrel to west elevation. Brick of soffit visible to surface of pathway.

Benjamin Lee Guinness and his brother Arthur bought Thornhill Estate in 1835, renaming it St. Ann's after the holy well nearby. Over the succeeding decades, Benjamin expanded and developed the estate, undertaking considerable landscaping work, including the construction of several classical or rustic follies. This example forms part of a group constructed along the pathway the river, providing diversion and entertainment. A modest functional structure, this bridge is nonetheless of visual interest, and provides a path to a rustic grotto to the south of the river.

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