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| HER Number: | MDV33305 |
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| Name: | Highbury Bridge over Blackaton Brook |
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Summary
Road bridge over Blackaton Brook. Probably mid 19th century. Granite stone rubble with ashlar voussoirs and coping. Small single span bridge. The plain vault is a segmental arch with ashlar voussoirs and slightly-projecting keystone springing from vertical abuttments. There is no dripcourse or terminal piers. The parapet is flat with rounded coping and curves outwards each end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 677 885 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Throwleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/213
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD BRIDGE (Constructed, XIX - 1835 AD to 1875 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1987, Gidleigh, 132 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV275393.
Highbury Bridge. Road bridge over Blackaton Brook. Probably mid 19th century. Granite stone rubble with ashlar voussoirs and coping. Small single span bridge. The plain vault is a segmental arch with ashlar voussoirs and slightly-projecting keystone springing from vertical abuttments. There is no dripcourse or terminal piers. The parapet is flat with rounded coping and curves outwards each end.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.
SX 68 NE GIDLEIGH - 3/174 Highbury Bridge - - II
Road bridge over Blackaton Brook. Probably mid C19. Granite stone rubble with ashlar voussoirs and coping. Small single span bridge. The plain vault is a segmental arch with ashlar voussoirs and slightly-projecting keystone springing from vertical abuttments. There is no dripcourse or terminal piers. The parapet is flat with rounded coping and curves outwards each end.
Listing NGR: SX6779288502
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV275393 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1987. Gidleigh. Historic Houses Register. 132. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #87818 ] |
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| SDV362730 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2019. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 19 2019 4:24PM |
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