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HER Number: | MDV57198 |
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Name: | First Bridge, Cullompton |
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Summary
An important early cast-iron bridge, built by James Green, County Surveyor. Its construction was authorised by the Quarter Sessions of 1st January 1839.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 023 067 |
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Map Sheet: | ST00NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Cullompton |
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District | Mid Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CULLOMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST00NW/99
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 469017
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
George, A. B., 05/02/1997, First Bridge, Cullompton (Correspondence). SDV349682.
An important early cast-iron bridge built by James Green, County Surveyor. Three other cast-iron bridges built by him in Devon have since been replaced. First Bridge is 30 feet in span and 10 feet wide between parapets. Its construction was authorised by the Quarter Sessions of 1st January 1839.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 13/01/1998, Cullompton (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV349683.
Road bridge over river. 1839, probably by James Green, the County Surveyor. Single-span bridge with three cast-iron girders in form of segmental arches with open spandrels, supporting cast-iron deck plates and cast-iron parapet railings. Sandstone ashlar abutments with raised piers and strings. First Bridge spans Spratford Stream, a tributary of the River Culm. It was built after the former bridge was destroyed in floods.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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SDV349682 | Correspondence: George, A. B.. 05/02/1997. First Bridge, Cullompton. Letter. Letter. |
SDV349683 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 13/01/1998. Cullompton. Amendment to List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interes. A4 Stapled. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV65728 | Related to: Millstone, Middle Mills (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Aug 6 2019 9:51AM |
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