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HER Number:MDV65876
Name:Bude Canal Aqueduct, Bridgerule

Summary

Remains of aqueduct that carried the Launceston branch of the Bude Canal over the road in Bridgerule. Abutments survive in a very overgrown condition.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 270 028
Map Sheet:SS20SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBridgerule
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIDGERULE WEST

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS20SE/524/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • AQUEDUCT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Aqueduct marked.

Atkins, W. S., 1998, Bude Canal Strategic Study (Report - Assessment). SDV340325.

Remains of aqueduct that carried the Launceston branch of the Bude Canal over the road in Bridgerule. Abutments survive in a very overgrown condition.

Halcrow, 2000, Bude Canal Strategic Study Phase 2 - Draft Report (Report - Survey). SDV340326.

Morris, B. + Lichtenstein, L., 2017, Adjoining Land at Canal Rise, Southfields, Bridgerule: Results of a Desk-Based Assessment and Archaeological Evaluation, 8 (Report - Evaluation). SDV360927.

A bridge is shown over the canal at Littlebridge on the 1842 Tithe Map but this had been replaced by an aqueduct by the time of the 1885 Ordnance Survey map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #42620 ]
SDV340325Report - Assessment: Atkins, W. S.. 1998. Bude Canal Strategic Study. North Cornwall District Council. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV340326Report - Survey: Halcrow. 2000. Bude Canal Strategic Study Phase 2 - Draft Report. North Cornwall District Council. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV360927Report - Evaluation: Morris, B. + Lichtenstein, L.. 2017. Adjoining Land at Canal Rise, Southfields, Bridgerule: Results of a Desk-Based Assessment and Archaeological Evaluation. South West Archaeology. 170508. Digital. 8.

Associated Monuments

MDV65875Part of: Section of the Launceston Branch of the Bude Canal (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 23 2021 5:08PM