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Summary

Drawbridge on Foss Street, shown on early 17th century map, which enabled traffic to cross the mill gullet. This was filled in about 1828-9 when the Market House was built, and is now Flavel Street.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85SE/237/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BRIDGE (XIII to XVIII - 1201 AD to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Thorp, J. R. L., 1983, 4 The Quay, Dartmouth: a Devon town-house of 1664, 107-8 (Article in Serial). SDV341367.

Smart, I. H., 1991, The Many Ancient Guildhalls of Dartmouth, 34 (Article in Serial). SDV340290.

Foss Street was fitted with a drawbridge to allow traffic to cross the dock entry, now Flavel Street, which was filled in about 1828-9 when the Market House was built.

Smart, I. H., 1993, The Development of Dartmouth Millpond to 1846, 191-223 (Article in Serial). SDV340279.

At the beginning of the 13th century an earth dam called 'La Fosse' was constructed to create a tidal reservoir, with the mill gullet or sluice at the centre. In the early 19th century it was crossed by a drawbridge. The gullet was finally filled in 1831.

Freeman, R., 1995, The History of the Castle Hotel Dartmouth, 2,4 (Pamphlet). SDV340278.

Two bridges or sluices marked on Roope's map of 1619. Mill drawbridge referred to in Civil War context.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Waterhouse, R., Unknown, Dartmouth Conservation Area: Archaeology, 7 (Un-published). SDV355585.

Suggested that moveable bridges across three gaps in the Foss causeway formed part of the defences of the town.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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