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| HER Number: | MDV56668 |
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| Name: | Chapple Bridge |
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Summary
Chapple Bridge is the only surviving on the route of the Haytor Granite Tramway with the granite rails visible
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 802 776 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/87/4
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Adams, E. A., 1946, The Old Heytor Granite Railway, 155 (Article in Serial). SDV341504.
Evans, M. C., 1964, The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal (Monograph). SDV297017.
Department of Environment, 1986, Bovey Tracey, 40 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV297013.
Bridge and section of track.1820s. Granite. Bridge has plain rubble abutments supporting a series of pieces of roughly dressed granite about 1m above leat. On the bridge and extending either side is a section of trackway about 6m long. About 3m to the N is a further section about 4m long. NE side of trackway, nearest road, is almost completely exposed but most of SW side is covered with earth.
Harris, H., 1994, The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal, 47 (Monograph). SDV341541.
The Haytor Granite Tramway crosses the Pottery leat at Chapple Bridge. This is the only surviving tramway bridge on the route. Granite rails are visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV297013 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1986. Bovey Tracey. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 40. |
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| SDV297017 | Monograph: Evans, M. C.. 1964. The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal. The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal. |
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| SDV341504 | Article in Serial: Adams, E. A.. 1946. The Old Heytor Granite Railway. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 78. A5 Hardback. 155. |
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| SDV341541 | Monograph: Harris, H.. 1994. The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal. The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal. A5 Paperback. 47. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV16744 | Related to: Bovey Pottery Leat (Monument) |
| MDV19593 | Related to: Haytor Granite Tramway (Monument) |
| MDV8068 | Related to: Haytor Granite Tramway, Haytor to Stover Canal (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2016 3:57PM |
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