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| HER Number: | MDV45619 |
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| Name: | Pizwell Bridge |
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Summary
Clapper bridge crossing Walla Brook into Lydford parish. Probably 18th or early 19th century. Granite rubble. Consists of 3 spans with heavy granite lintels resting on piers and abutments of large granite blocks. Sharply pointed cutwaters on the upstream side. Parapets have copings of roughly squared stones.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 669 776 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/300
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAPPER BRIDGE (Constructed, XVII to XIX - 1700 AD (Between) to 1835 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV320981.
Department of Environment, 1986, Widecombe in the Moor, 88 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV289221.
Clapper bridge crossing Walla Brook into Lydford parish. Probably 18th or early 19th century. Granite rubble. Consists of 3 spans with heavy granite lintels resting on piers and abutments of large granite blocks. Sharply pointed cutwaters on the upstream side. Parapets have copings of roughly squared stones.
Devon County Council, 1992, Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation, 893 (Report - non-specific). SDV321415.
(16/10/1992) Bridge described as clapper at sx 669 776.
Stead, P. M., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges, 8 (Report - Survey). SDV138740.
Pizwell Bridge. Two spans. Mortared and very well faced. 19th century or later. Feather and tare on base of piers.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1993, Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey (Archive - Survey). SDV138745.
(19/01/1993) SX 669 776 Pizwell. Parapet walls of granite fragments capped with large granite blocks. Fairly sharp cutwater. Described by Crossing as 'clapper bridge of three openings, but of comparatively modern construction'.
McCallum, D., 1993, Photograph of bridge (Photograph). SDV216033.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV138740 | Report - Survey: Stead, P. M.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of Devon County Council Clapper Bridges. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.88. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8. |
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| SDV138745 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1993. Dartmoor Clapper Bridge Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. A4 Ring Bound. |
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| SDV216033 | Photograph: McCallum, D.. 1993. Photograph of bridge. Unknown. |
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| SDV289221 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1986. Widecombe in the Moor. Historic Houses Register. A4 Single Sheet. 88. |
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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. |
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| SDV321415 | Report - non-specific: Devon County Council. 1992. Weak Clapper Bridge Consultation. Highways Division Report. Photocopy. 893. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132296 | Related to: Ruined bridge over the Walla Brook (Monument) |
| MDV26213 | Related to: Streamworking on the Walla Brook, Riddon Ridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2023 4:55PM |
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