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HER Number:MDV28741
Name:Bickleigh Viaduct

Summary

Dating from 1893, granite built Bickleigh Viaduct replaced an earlier, timber, structure.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 522 615
Map Sheet:SX56SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBickleigh (SH)
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBICKLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/208/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • VIADUCT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Anthony, G. H., 1971, The Tavistock, Launceston and Princetown Railways, 43 (Monograph). SDV341175.

The second Bickleigh Viaduct of seven arches is 167 yards long and 123 feet high. Brought into use 12th March 1893 after being rebuilt in granite.


Gray, V., 1983 - 1989, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV341176.

Site visit 06/07/1983. Viaduct still extant. The piers of the older one still stand on the west side of the present viaduct.


Gray, V., 1986, Untitled Source, 20 (Monograph). SDV340854.

Other details: No 106.


Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Bickleigh Barracks to Woolwell Sewer Diversion, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV340839.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV340839Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Bickleigh Barracks to Woolwell Sewer Diversion. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.03. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5.
SDV340854Monograph: Gray, V.. 1986. An Archaeological Checklist for Bickleigh Parish, near Plymouth. A4 Stapled. 20.
SDV341175Monograph: Anthony, G. H.. 1971. The Tavistock, Launceston and Princetown Railways. The Tavistock, Launceston and Princetown Railways. Paperback Volume. 43.
SDV341176Worksheet: Gray, V.. 1983 - 1989. Parish Checklist. Worksheet.

Associated Monuments

MDV28740Related to: Stone piers of the old Bickleigh Viaduct (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4400 - Assessment of Bickleigh Barracks to Woolwell Sewer Diversion

Date Last Edited:Oct 31 2008 2:36PM