jan 1, 1595 - land-staithe

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The location of a bridge abutment, that is the structure which supported the bridge arch and linked it to the land. 1418 ‘the <i>landstathe </i> at the foot of the steps’, York (SS186/57). The contract for Catterick Bridge is in English throughout and more explicit, specifying that the proposed new bridge should be <i>of stane … in mason craft acordand in substance to Barnacastelle brigge, aftir the ground and the watyr acordes, of twa pilers, twa land stathes, and thre arches </i>. The land-staithe was later listed as part of the <i>tymbir werke </i> for which the builders were responsible, and this suggests that it was a kind of wooden platform for the masonry of the abutment (NRQS3/34). If that is correct it lay over the brandreth and piles. I have not found the word later than 1595, when £20 was charged <i>for amending of Catterick Bridge land stare </i> (NRQS3/33). The editor’s comment on this word was that the spelling reflected the local pronunciation of ‘staithe’, and this spelling can be compared with ‘land-stay’ below.

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