Funding for cattle bridge and kiln repairs

Inman's Bridge is falling into disrepair and is the only remaining crossing of its kind in the area

Funding has been awarded to prepare plans for repairs to a limekiln and an old stone cattle bridge.

The two structures are both located in the Lyth Valley in the Lake District and are suffering from decaying stonework.

The Grade II listed limekiln is set within a triangular enclosure and is thought to have been built in the 18th or early 19th Century. Inman's Bridge was built in the 19th Century as an access for livestock and passes over the River Gilpin.

Historic England has provided a grant to pay for a feasibility study into how the features can be brought back into good order.

The organisation said the Countryside Stewardship grants also allow the landowners to carry out work to preserve the structures.

The Limekiln has previously been repaired but is now overgrown with trees and plantlife

The kiln is said to have survived "reasonably well" because work had previously been carried out to repair one of its walls.

However, it is now covered in vegetation and tree growth and is suffering from damaged stonework.

The bridge's condition is declining and is the only one of its kind in the area. Similar bridges have either collapsed or were replaced with metal and concrete structures.

Other projects supported by the Countryside Stewardship Heritage Service include:

• A study to restore a Tudor-style arch on a footpath in Badby, Northamptonshire

• Grant funding to protect the Fog Battery in Lundy, Devon, and reduce the risk of unmanaged erosion

• A study to ensure the conservation of the gardens at Warley Place in Essex continues to be sustainable