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| HER Number: | MDV83939 |
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| Name: | Railing of Bridge on Former Drive to Bishop's Court, Sowton |
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Summary
Single surviving cast iron railings of a bridge taking the north-west drive from Sowton to Bishop's Court. An inscription on the south pillar of the railing indicates that it was cast by Bodley's of Exeter in 1837.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 978 925 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sowton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOWTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILINGS (Built, XIX - 1837 AD to 1837 AD)
Full description
Debois Landscape Survey Group, 2007, Bishops Court, Devon. Landscape Survey and Management Plan, Appendix 1: BC42X (Report - non-specific). SDV349911.
Bridge over the leat with one surviving iron railing. The south pillar of the railing is inscribed 'A & WG Rodley [sic], Iron Founders, Exeter 1837'.
Watts, M., 2017, Iron bridge railing (Ground Photograph). SDV364974.
Cast iron railing on the bridge over the leat on the old driveway to Bishop's Court. An inscription on the south pillar of the railing indicates that it was cast by Bodley's of Exeter in 1837.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1164692 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
Railing of bridge over a former mill leat, 140 metres south-south-west of Court Lodge on the former drive to Bishops Court.
Circa 1834. Cast iron railings; intersecting arches with quatrefoil panels between lower rails, and handrail. Square-section iron newels at either end with pyramidal caps, and trefoil-headed depressed arches to each side panel. Moulded bases. The original road way has been replaced by one in concrete, and the other railing of the pair has gone.
Date first listed: 19th March 1987
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349911 | Report - non-specific: Debois Landscape Survey Group. 2007. Bishops Court, Devon. Landscape Survey and Management Plan. Debois Landscape Survey Group Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. Appendix 1: BC42X. [Mapped feature: #108428 ] |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1164692. |
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| SDV364974 | Ground Photograph: Watts, M.. 2017. Iron bridge railing. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV117961 | Related to: Driveway to Bishop's Court from Sowton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2022 1:19PM |
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