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| HER Number: | MDV51334 |
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| Name: | Abbotsfield Road Bridge |
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Summary
Former iron plate girder bridge, demolished, but the rusticated ashlar masonry abutments and wing walls remain on both sides of the road.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 470 736 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/280
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Abbotsfield Road Bridge' marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1938, 105SE. Revision of 1905 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV336767.
'Abbotsfield Road Bridge' marked on 1938 and 1971 maps.
Ordnance Survey, 1971, SX47SE (Cartographic). SDV337364.
Smith, J. R., 2006, Bere Alston to Tavistock Railway: Archaeological Assessment, 30; figures 35-40, site 50 (Report - Assessment). SDV336796.
Abbotsfield Road Bridge (Bridge 662) carried the former Bere Alston to Tavistock section of the railway over the A390 road. The iron plate girder bridge had been demolished by 2006 but the rusticated ashlar masonry abutments and wing walls remained on both sides of the road.
Buck, C., 2011, Tavistock-Bere Alston Railway, Devon: Archaeological Impact and Mitigation Recording Report, 8-9, 12; figures 2-3, site 50 (Report - non-specific). SDV348278.
Abbotsfield Bridge was fenced where the bridge was removed as it went over the road, leaving a vertical drop from the railway line.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93952 ] |
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| SDV336767 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1938. 105SE. Revision of 1905 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV336796 | Report - Assessment: Smith, J. R.. 2006. Bere Alston to Tavistock Railway: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2006R006. A4 Stapled + Digital. 30; figures 35-40, site 50. |
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| SDV337364 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1971. SX47SE. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV348278 | Report - non-specific: Buck, C.. 2011. Tavistock-Bere Alston Railway, Devon: Archaeological Impact and Mitigation Recording Report. Cornwall Council Report. 2011R093. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8-9, 12; figures 2-3, site 50. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72928 | Part of: Tavistock to Bere Alston Railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4099 - Bere Alston to Tavistock Railway
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 12 2012 1:46PM |
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