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Summary

Two stone gatepiers. That on the Exeter side of the lane has recently been hit by a vehicle and badly damaged.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1333626: THE BOWLES COMPRISING 2 GATEPIERS AT THE JUNCTION OF B3181 AND THE LANE TO POLTIMORE 100 METRES SOUTH OF NEW LODGE

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GATE PIER (XVII - 1681 AD to 1681 AD)

Full description

Watts, S., 2022, Gate piers off the B3181 (Personal Comment). SDV364720.

The pillar on the Exeter side of the lane has been hit by a vehicle (some months ago) and badly damaged.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Pillars marked.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1333626 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

The Bowles comprising 2 gatepiers at the junction of the B3181 and the lane to Poltimore, 100 metres south of New Lodge.
2 gatepiers. 1681. Granite. Resited when road widened; the caps probably belong to another pair of piers. Front panels to uprights, the left one dated 1681, with medallion above containing an heraldic head, the other (not dated) with a medallion containing a chevron. Both support overlarge capstones with concave mouldings, crowned by a ball. These gatepiers mark one of the entrances to the former Poltimore estate of the Bampfields (c.f. Bowles Cross, Poltimore). These gatepiers are included primarily for the quality of the C17 carving.
Date first listed: 30th June 1961

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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