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HER Number:MDV32861
Name:Signal Post on Barnstaple Loop Line

Summary

Site of signal post on the former Barnstaple Loop line circa 55 metres west of Bishops Tawton Road bridge.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 565 317
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBarnstaple
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBARNSTAPLE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/302

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SIGNAL POST (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Signal post marked as 'S.P.' on south side of the Barnstaple Loop line (as named on the 1904-1906 map) circa 55 metres west of Bishops Tawton Road bridge.


Ordnance Survey, 1932, 13NE. Revision of 1932 (Cartographic). SDV335651.

Signal post shown.


Ordnance Survey, 1975, SS53SE (Cartographic). SDV342729.

Railway line marked as dismantled. Signal post not shown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV335651Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1932. 13NE. Revision of 1932. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #87610 ]
SDV342729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1975. SS53SE. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 map. Map (Paper).

Associated Monuments

MDV900Related to: Barnstaple Loop Line (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 7 2013 2:21PM