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| HER Number: | MDV50273 |
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| Name: | BRIDGE in the Parish of Pancrasweek |
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Summary
Road bridge over remains of bude canal.1819-23, restored c20 by james green, engineer to the bude harbour and canal company. Concrete roadway carried on 4 closely spaced cast iron arches with cast iron centring and wallplate, wooden post and rail parapet, coursed local stone abutments. Illustrated as moreton bridge in harris and ellis. This is one of the few surviving features of this remarkable piece of engineering, notable for its use of inclined planes. The canal closed in 1902 (doe).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 288 083 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS20NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Pancrasweek |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PANCRASWEEK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS20NE/520
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV11493.
Doe/hhr:pancrasweek/(18/12/1989)32.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV11494.
Harris, h. + ellis, m. /the bude canal/(1972).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV11495.
Des=atkins, w. /ncdc - bude canal strategic study/(dec 1998)/report in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV11496.
Des=halcrow/ncdc - bude canal strategic study, phase 2 - draft report/(nov 2000)/report in smr.
ATKINS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV18041.
Broomhill bridge (atkins).
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV335517.
Road bridge over remains of bude canal.1819-23, restored c20 by james green, engineer to the bude harbour and canal company. Concrete roadway carried on 4 closely spaced cast iron arches with cast iron centring and wallplate, wooden post and rail parapet, coursed local stone abutments. Illustrated as moreton bridge in harris and ellis. This is one of the few surviving features of this remarkable piece of engineering, notable for its use of inclined planes. The canal closed in 1902 (doe).
Halcrow, 2000, Bude Canal Strategic Study Phase 2 - Draft Report (Report - Survey). SDV340326.
Boomhall bridge retains cast iron cantilevers (halcrow).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV11493 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV11494 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV11495 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV11496 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV18041 | Migrated Record: ATKINS. |
| SDV335517 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
| SDV340326 | Report - Survey: Halcrow. 2000. Bude Canal Strategic Study Phase 2 - Draft Report. North Cornwall District Council. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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