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| HER Number: | MDV3046 |
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| Name: | Bridge at Torpeek Cross, Ugborough |
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Summary
Bridge over lane to Cantrell Moorgate built to carry the single track wide gauge railway over the old lane. The railway operated 1848-1892.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 659 566 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/130
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY BRIDGE (Built, XIX - 1840 AD to 1848 AD (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., Ugborough (Worksheet). SDV160162.
Bridge over lane to Cantrell Moorgate. A 'Brunel' bridge built to carry the single track wide gauge railway over the old lane, re-aligned, to the Moorgate at Cantrell; the railway operated between 1848-1892. The bridge is single arch in grey granite, slightly segmental also. The road width is 3.65 meters; the present headroom has been officially labelled as 3.302 meters. Widening for the railway has been done on both sides of the arch with granite abutments and brick arching.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV160162 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. Ugborough. Parish Checklist. Unknown. |
| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #86871 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 14 2016 10:45AM |
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