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Summary

Narrow road bridge over the River Plym. The bridge is mainly 18th century but built on earlier piers; the springing of earlier arches can be seen just above water level. A bridge existed here as early as 1238.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II*) 1162902: PLYM BRIDGE (THAT PART IN SOUTH HAMS DISTRICT)

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NW/66
• Old Listed Building Ref (II*)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BRIDGE (XIII - 1201 AD to 1300 AD (Between))

Full description

Unknown, Unknown (Migrated Record). SDV1416.

Illustrations by swete (dro).

Welch, E., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV29065.

Author refers to medieval bridge over the plym (welch).

Godfrey, E., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV31810.

This may be the 'plymbridge' mentioned in dawlish church accounts. In 1618, money was given towards the cost of repairs (godfrey).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV31812.

Doe/hhr:plymouth district/(1/5/1975)112.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV31813.

Welch, e. /tda/100(1968)122/cann quarry canal and railway.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV31814.

Godfrey, e. /tda/101(1969)35/notes on dawlish parish.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV31815.

Dro=564m/14/89,93(illustrations by swete).

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV31816.

Osa=sx55nw11.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV31817.

Henderson, c. + jervoise, e. /old devon bridges/(1938)19-20.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV31818.

Doe/hhr:south hams(2/2/1984)50.

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV327222.

Plymbridge road, plym bridge. Mainly xviii century but piers are earlier. Stone rubble hump-backed bridge of five spans with semi-circular arches having recessed arch-springs. Cutwaters and parapet. The springings of earlier arches can be seen just above the water level. First listed 25/1/1954 (doe).

Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

Historic England, 2017, National Heritage List for England, 1162902 (National Heritage List for England). SDV359963.

Plym Bridge. Narrow road bridge over River Plym partly in City of Plymouth. Circa C18 on earlier piers. Killas rubble. Five semi-circular arches with slightly recessed arch rings. Cutwaters to piers on both upstream and downstream sides. Parapets with chamfered granite coping stones, splayed ut at either end over the abutments. "A bridge existed here as early as 1238, on the important main road from Tavistock to Plympton". Springing of the earlier arches can be seen just above water level.

The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1386329. That entry was removed from the List on 23 September 2016.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 September 2016.
[In Name, Location and Description:-
Removal of “(that part in South Hams District)”
The following edits were made to the Description in the light of text in the delisted entry:-
“Stone rubble.” Corrected to read “Killas rubble.”
“Springing of the earlier arches can be seen just above water level.” Was added to the end of the description.
“splayed ut at either end” corrected to read “splayed cut at either end”.
The following text was removed from the Description as it also appears in the Selected Sources:-
“Reference: W G Hoskins - "Devon", page 463, Henderson and Jervoise. "Old
Devon Bridges", pages 5, 19 and 20.
This text was added to the Description:-
“The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1386329. That entry was removed from the List on 23 September 2016.”
“This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 September 2016.”
This source was added from the de-listed duplicate entry:-
“The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 686).”
The GIS triangle depiction was moved slightly from SX5236458714 to SX5237758709. Thus placing it on the parish boundary between City of Plymouth and Sparkwell, in South Hams which passes through the building. The grid reference was removed from the Details text.]

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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