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HER Number:MDV50001
Name:East Manley Bridge

Summary

Accommodation bridge over Grand Western Canal. Brick with stone coping, elliptical arch.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 993 120
Map Sheet:SS91SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHalberton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHALBERTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/348
  • Old Listed Building Ref (II): 95332

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ACCOMMODATION BRIDGE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1986, Halberton, 94 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV43576.

Accommodation bridge over the Grand Western Canal; the canal was established under an act of 1796 and the Halberton section completed in 1814. Brick with stone coping. Elliptical arch, brick string course; conglomerate round-headed coping stones to parapet with a course of blue bricks beneath. Brick piers. All in English Bond.


Cox, J., 1993, Untitled Source (Un-published). SDV37585.


Dodd, D., 2006, Historic Buildings and Structures Along the Waterways: Grand Western Canal in Devon, 6 (Report - Interim). SDV351654.

A classic John Rennie structure.


Valentin, J., 2009, Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation, 4, App.1 B8 (Report - Assessment). SDV345204.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV345204Report - Assessment: Valentin, J.. 2009. Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation. AC Archaeology Report. ACD30/2/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4, App.1 B8.
SDV351654Report - Interim: Dodd, D.. 2006. Historic Buildings and Structures Along the Waterways: Grand Western Canal in Devon. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6.
SDV37585Un-published: Cox, J.. 1993. The History of the Grand Western Canal. A4 Stapled.
SDV43576List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1986. Halberton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 94.

Associated Monuments

MDV1497Related to: Grand Western Canal, Tiverton to Somerset Border (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4893 - Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Tiverton

Date Last Edited:Feb 17 2015 2:36PM