Sites and Facilities

Wycoller's Bridges

Seven bridges cross Wycoller beck including the somewhat primitive Clam bridge, together with the Copy House, Clapper, Pack-horse, Laithe Hills and Lowlands bridge and the village bridge near Pierson's House.

 

CLAM BRIDGE

The Clam bridge is a single gritstone slab laid across the beck with small holes on one side showing the former position of handrail supports. The bridge is believed to be more than 1000 years old and is a scheduled Ancient Monument. On may 19th 1989 there was a cloud burst on Haworth Moor and Boulsworth Hill above Wycoller and in the resulting flash flood the stone slab was swept from its foundations and cracked in two. The bridge was repaired and put back into position, only to be swept away and broken again in a further flood in August 1990. It was restored and replaced in June 1991.

CLAPPER BRIDGE

Clapper bridge, also known as Hall, Weavers or Druids bridge, is a simple construction of stone slabs supported by stone piers, probably dating from the late 18th or early 19th century. At one time the bridge was heavily grooved by the weavers clogs en route with their cloth to the tenter field behind the Hall where the cloth was spread on tenterhooks to dry. The groove was reputably chiselled flat by a farmer after his daughter had a fatal accident on the bridge in about 1912.

PACK-HORSE BRIDGE

The twin-arched pack-horse bridge may have originated in the 13th century. Over the years it has been reconstructed and adapted by local people for carrying goods. The bridge is not falling over as its precarious appearance suggests bur has withstood constant use and powerful floods over the centuries. The bridge is also known as Sally's bridge after Sally Owen, mother of the last squire, Henry Owen Cunliffe.

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Map of How to get to Wycoller
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