shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire

over Pleasant Brook in the Cilleyville corner of Andover

Cilleyville-Bog Bridge Andover

Name: Cilleyville-Bog Bridge Andover — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a small covered bridge the road went around.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A short covered bridge in the Cilleyville corner of Andover, New Hampshire, built in 1887 over Pleasant Brook near the confluence with the Blackwater River. Town lattice truss, about 52 feet long, single span. Traffic was rerouted around it in 1959, leaving the bridge to foot passage and the occasional fisherman. The boards still creak quietly. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Cilleyville-Bog Bridge Andover, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Cilleyville-Bog Bridge Andover

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

The Cilleyville-Bog Bridge sits in the Cilleyville section of Andover, in Merrimack County, central New Hampshire, near the junction of Routes 4 and 11. It crosses Pleasant Brook just upstream of where the brook joins the Blackwater River. The bridge was built in 1887 by Prentice Atwood and Alfred Emerson at a recorded cost of $530, replacing an earlier span on the same crossing on what was then the through road between Andover and Wilmot.

— informed by Wikipedia, NHDOT covered bridges

— the stone

The bridge is a single-span town lattice truss, about 52 feet long, sided with vertical board-and-batten and roofed in cedar shingle. Town lattice was patented by Ithiel Town in 1820 and used widely across northern New England through the 1800s; it lets a local crew build a covered span with sawn lumber and trunnels rather than heavy hewn timbers. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

— informed by National Register — listing

— the visit

The road was rebuilt around the bridge in 1959, which is why the span survives; it now carries foot traffic only, with a small turn-off for parking on the old approach. There is no admission, no gate, no kiosk. The bridge is a short walk from the Northern Rail Trail, which runs the old Boston and Maine line through Andover and is open to walking and cycling. Pleasant Brook has wild brook trout.

— informed by Northern Rail Trail

— where

United States · Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

— elevation

195 m · 640 ft

— position

43.4567° N · 71.8392° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

1 km S

Blackwater River

river

1 km E

Northern Rail Trail

rail trail

5 km E

Andover village

village

12 km S

Mount Kearsarge

mountain

Cilleyville-Bog Bridge Andover

Blackwater River

Northern Rail Trail

Andover village

Mount Kearsarge

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Cilleyville-Bog Bridge Andover — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

In the Cilleyville section of Andover, in Merrimack County, central New Hampshire, near the junction of Routes 4 and 11. It crosses Pleasant Brook upstream of the Blackwater River.

In 1887, by Prentice Atwood and Alfred Emerson, at a recorded cost of $530. It replaced an earlier crossing on the through road between Andover and Wilmot.

A single-span town lattice truss, about 52 feet long, sided in board-and-batten with a cedar-shingle roof. The town lattice design was patented by Ithiel Town in 1820.

Only for foot traffic. The state rebuilt the road around the bridge in 1959, which preserved the span. A short turn-off on the old approach serves as parking.

Yes. The Cilleyville Bog Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, one of several Andover-area covered bridges recognised for their 19th-century truss construction.

The Northern Rail Trail, which runs the old Boston and Maine corridor through Andover and is open to walking and cycling. Mount Kearsarge sits about twelve kilometres south.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well. The Cilleyville bridge is one of the recognised pieces of Andover's character, and the tile reads as the town without saying so. A Small or Medium with a handwritten card lands gently.

New England Traditional, Farmhouse-modern, and Heirloom-modern rooms. The barn reds, brook greys, and meadow greens read against warm wood, ivory linen, and worn brass.

A single Large reads on its own above a standard sofa. A 4-tile Mural carries a longer console wall, and a 9-tile Mural anchors a longer dining or living-room wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installations such as backsplashes and shower walls. Glossy is meant for framed wall art.

A microfibre cloth with plain water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, beneath a thin glossy finish, so cleaners are not needed.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in the studio's own visual language and hand-finished in-house. No licensing, no third-party art, one studio.

— if this one stayed with you