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| HER Number: | MDV18870 |
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| Name: | Downes Bridge, Exeter Road |
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Summary
Downes Bridge is shown on 19th century map over a mill leat on the line of a canal proposed in the early 18th century from Exeter to Crediton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 852 993 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX89NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Crediton Hamlets |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CREDITON |
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Protected Status
- Local List: Downes Bridge, Exeter Road
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX89NE/48
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Downes Bridge' is shown taking the road over a 'Mill Leat'.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Downes Bridge' is marked.
Stone, H., 1938 - 1939, Exeter to Crediton Canal, 38 (Article in Serial). SDV337761.
Downes Bridge, Crediton, was once marked with the County Council's sign "Canal Bridge", for it seems it was proposed in the early 18th century to build a canal from Exeter to Crediton, though it never got further than Exwick. The sign has since been changed.
Morton, R., 2006, Land south of Exeter Road, Crediton: Archaeological desk-based assessment and archaeological recording, 12 (Report - Assessment). SDV337718.
Downes Bridge (Site 20). Other details: Fig 3 and Appendix A.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Mid Devon District Council, 2014, Mid Devon Local List Register of Heritage Assets - West, Downes Bridge, Exeter Road, Crediton (Local List - Register of Heritage Assets). SDV356892.
Downes Bridge, Exeter Road, Crediton.
Description: Downes Bridge is a historic old bridge located next to the A337 between Crediton and Newton St Cyres.
Grid Reference: 285254/99407
Mid Devon District Council, 2014, Register of Heritage Assets, Downes Bridge, Exeter Road (Local List - Register of Heritage Assets). SDV356889.
Downes Bridge, Exeter Road.
Importance: Historical bridge, full of character.
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). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337718 | Report - Assessment: Morton, R.. 2006. Land south of Exeter Road, Crediton: Archaeological desk-based assessment and archaeological recording. Cotswold Archeological Trust Report. 06100. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12. |
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| SDV337761 | Article in Serial: Stone, H.. 1938 - 1939. Exeter to Crediton Canal. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 20. Unknown. 38. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82366 ] |
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| SDV356889 | Local List - Register of Heritage Assets: Mid Devon District Council. 2014. Register of Heritage Assets. Mid Devon District Council. Digital. Downes Bridge, Exeter Road. |
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| SDV356892 | Local List - Register of Heritage Assets: Mid Devon District Council. 2014. Mid Devon Local List Register of Heritage Assets - West. Mid Devon District Council. Digital. Downes Bridge, Exeter Road, Crediton. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4151 - Site of Proposed Tesco Store at Crediton
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 2 2014 4:31PM |
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