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HER Number:41533
Name:BOSCAWEN BRIDGE - Post Medieval bridge

Summary

The first Boscawen Bridge, built of wood on stone piers, was opened in 1849.

Grid Reference:SW 8293 4477
Parish:Truro, Carrick, Cornwall
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Protected Status

  • Conservation Area: TRURO

Other References/Statuses

  • Cornwall PROJECT ID: IN
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 41533
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW84SW 9

Monument Type(s):

  • BRIDGE (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1849 AD to 1968 AD)

Full description

The first Boscawen Bridge, built of wood on stone piers, was opened in 1849. It was rebuilt in 1861 in granite, but is now the site of a by-pass, built in 1968 (b6). Tenders for taking down the old bridge and erecting the new and a record of the demolition of the old bridge are given in 1861 (b1, b2). The bridge is listed by Symons in 1884 (b4), marked on the OS map of 1878 (b3), and described by Henderson in 1928 (b5).


<1> UNKNOWN, 1861, UNKNOWN TITLE, 14/6/1861 (Unedited Source). SCO6149.

<2> UNKNOWN, 1861, UNKNOWN TITLE, 9/9/1861 (Unedited Source). SCO6149.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1880s, 1st Edition 6 Inch Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4049.

<4> Symons, 1884, Gazetteer of Cornwall, 10 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4520.

<5> Henderson, C & Coates, H, 1928, Old Cornish Bridges and Streams, 92 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3515.

<6> CCC, 1968, The Third Boscawen Bridge (Bibliographic reference). SCO3055.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO6149 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1861. UNKNOWN TITLE. WEST BRITON. 14/6/1861.
[2]SCO6149 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1861. UNKNOWN TITLE. WEST BRITON. 9/9/1861.
[3]SCO4049 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. 1st Edition 6 Inch Map.
[4]SCO4520 - Bibliographic reference: Symons. 1884. Gazetteer of Cornwall. 10.
[5]SCO3515 - Bibliographic reference: Henderson, C & Coates, H. 1928. Old Cornish Bridges and Streams. 92.
[6]SCO3055 - Bibliographic reference: CCC. 1968. The Third Boscawen Bridge.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records

41533.10Parent of: BOSCAWEN BRIDGE - Post Medieval bridge (Monument)

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