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| HER Number: | MDV46499 |
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| Name: | Bude Canal Towpath and Channel at Small Brook |
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Summary
For most of its length the Bude Canal survives as a simple channel with towpath beside. Where it approaches Small Brook at above NGR it is raised up circa 15m on an earth bank. Here, preservation of towpath and channel, complete with stone revetting along its sides, is good.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 302 063 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS30NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Holsworthy Hamlets |
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| Civil Parish | Pancrasweek |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLSWORTHY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of section of the former Holsworthy Branch of the Bude Canal, built 1819-23 and closed after 1898
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS30NW/5/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CANAL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Brown, S. W., 1991, Thorne Farm, Holsworthy Hamlets, Devon, 5 (Report - non-specific). SDV16190.
Bude Canal. For most of its length the canal survives as a simple channel with towpath beside. Where it approaches Small Brook at above NGR it is raised up circa 15m on an earth bank. Here, preservation of towpath and channel, complete with stone revetting along its sides, is good.
Atkins, W. S., 1998, Bude Canal Strategic Study (Report - Assessment). SDV340325.
Halcrow, 2000, Bude Canal Strategic Study Phase 2 - Draft Report (Report - Survey). SDV340326.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV16190 | Report - non-specific: Brown, S. W.. 1991. Thorne Farm, Holsworthy Hamlets, Devon. Stewart Brown Associates Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV340325 | Report - Assessment: Atkins, W. S.. 1998. Bude Canal Strategic Study. North Cornwall District Council. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV340326 | Report - Survey: Halcrow. 2000. Bude Canal Strategic Study Phase 2 - Draft Report. North Cornwall District Council. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5 | Related to: Bude Canal - Holsworthy Branch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 5 2008 2:35PM |
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