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| HER Number: | MDV505 |
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| Name: | Sundial on Bridge Buildings, Bideford |
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Summary
Sundial on the south façade of Bridge Buildings, built in 1882, and is now council offices. It was possibly re-used from an earlier building on the site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 454 264 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bideford |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIDEFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/19
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Department of National Heritage, 19/04/1993, Bideford, 23-4 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV338459.
Between the second-storey windows of the centre projection is a painted sundial, described in the 1973 list as 'from earlier building'; if so, it has been very thoroughly restored. Plaque in entrance hall (of Bridge Buildings) says building 'was rebuilt at the cost of the Bridge Estate... on the site of a Bridge Hall rebuilt AD 1758, and of a Free School rebuilt AD 1657 and repaired AD 1680 and 1780, and of a Grammar School founded AD 1689'. Other details: LBS 375733.
Crowley, J., 1961, Sundials in South Devon, 282 (Article in Serial). SDV4705.
Town Hall.
Rushton, N., 2006, River Torridge Pipeline, Bideford, Devon: Rapid Archaeological Appraisal, 7, 13 (Report - Interim). SDV342463.
Other details: WA 54.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338459 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of National Heritage. 19/04/1993. Bideford. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 23-4. |
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| SDV342463 | Report - Interim: Rushton, N.. 2006. River Torridge Pipeline, Bideford, Devon: Rapid Archaeological Appraisal. Wessex Archaeology Report. 62220.01. A4 Stapled. 7, 13. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #31316 ] |
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| SDV4705 | Article in Serial: Crowley, J.. 1961. Sundials in South Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 93. A5 Hardback. 282. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18274 | Related to: Bideford Manor House (Monument) |
| MDV495 | Related to: Bridge Buildings, Bideford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4517 - Archaeological Appraisal of River Torridge Pipeline Routes, Bideford, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 22 2015 11:18AM |
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