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| HER Number: | MDV121016 |
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| Name: | Footbridge to north of Bovisand Pier, Wembury |
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Summary
A footbridge is recorded on the circa 1907 and circa 1914 Ordnance Survey maps linking two search light positions associated with Staddon Heights searchlight battery or Submarine Observation station. No longer extant although traces of pillars are possibly visible on Google Earth.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 487 509 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX45SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FOOTBRIDGE (Built, XIX to Edwardian - 1880 AD to 1907 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Footbridge marked ('F.B').
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2017, South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 5 (Interpretation). SDV360825.
A footbridge is recorded on the circa 1907 and circa 1914 Ordnance Survey maps linking two search light positions associated with Staddon Heights searchlight battery or Submarine Observation station. No longer extant although traces of pillars are possibly visible on Google Earth.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #80262 ] |
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| SDV360825 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2017. South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 5. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV126638 | Part of: Submarine mine observation station west of Watch House Battery, Wembury. (Monument) |
| MDV48762 | Related to: Staddon Heights Searchlight, Wembury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2019 4:52PM |
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