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| HER Number: | MDV21880 |
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| Name: | Boehill Bridge, Sampford Peverell |
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Summary
Site of a single-span stone bridge which carried the lane to Boehill over the Grand Western Canal, which opened in 1814. One of five accommodation bridges over the canal. Destroyed by construction work for the North Devon Link Road.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 038 147 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sampford Peverell |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SAMPFORD PEVERELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST01SW/56
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CANAL BRIDGE (Built, XIX - 1815 AD to 1815 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV39714.
Des=dcc/unlisted buildings on the grand western canal, devon/submission to dnh/(-/10/1992)/(ch/hbc/md) copy in smr.
Single-span stone bridge which carried the lane to boehill, destroyed by road construction (canal st01sw/12). One of five accommodation bridges over the grand western canal. Original timber deck has been replaced by a steel one (dcc).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV39715.
Des=cox, j. /the history of the grand western canal/(undated)12/in pf.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Boehill Bridge marked. The canal narrows to go under the bridge.
Doggett, N., 1982, NDLR1 Card Index, F.8, Photo (Archive - Survey). SDV56213.
Single-span stone bridge which carried the lane to Boehill, destroyed by road construction
Doggett, N., 1983, The North Devon Link Road (Stage One). Sampford Peverell to Tiverton, F.8 (Un-published). SDV363254.
Site of a canal bridge on the Grand Western Canal. Destroyed during construction work for the North Devon Link Road. It was a single span stone-built bridge with iron railings. A section cut across the lane to Boehill immediately north of the bridge revealed brick rubble, tile and slate used in the construction of the ramp to the bridge.
Dodd, D., 2006, Historic Buildings and Structures Along the Waterways: Grand Western Canal in Devon, 4 (Report - Interim). SDV351654.
The present road bridge is built on the site of an older accommodation bridge known as Kiln Lane Bridge.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #122136 ] |
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| SDV351654 | Report - Interim: Dodd, D.. 2006. Historic Buildings and Structures Along the Waterways: Grand Western Canal in Devon. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV39714 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV39715 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV56213 | Archive - Survey: Doggett, N.. 1982. NDLR1 Card Index. North Devon Link Road Phase 1: Archive. Card Index. F.8, Photo. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1497 | Related to: Grand Western Canal (Monument) |
| MDV21952 | Related to: Road to Boehill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 30 2019 9:13AM |
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