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| HER Number: | MDV498 |
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| Name: | Maltese Cross, Long Bridge, Bideford |
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Summary
Site of a Maltese Cross with a carving of the Virgin and Child. Lost in 1638.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 455 264 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bideford |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIDEFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/11/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Whiting, F. E., 1948, Bideford Bridge, 28 (Article in Serial). SDV18901.
A Maltese cross with a carving of the Virgin and Child was erected on the south parapet of Bideford Bridge. It disappeared in 1638 when the bridge was repaired and the walls of the parapet were raised.
Timms, S. C., 1976, The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft, 90 (Report - Survey). SDV341346.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Location given in source description on MasterMap 2012.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV18901 | Article in Serial: Whiting, F. E.. 1948. Bideford Bridge. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 80. A5 Hardback. 28. |
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| SDV341346 | Report - Survey: Timms, S. C.. 1976. The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Unbound + Digital. 90. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #30755 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV497 | Part of: Long Bridge, Bideford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 22 2015 10:52AM |
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