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| HER Number: | MDV49996 |
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| Name: | Fossend Canal Bridge |
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Summary
Road bridge over the Grand Western Canal, circa 1814. This is a single span bridge with an elliptical plain arch.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 069 170 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Burlescombe |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BURLESCOMBE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST01NE/114
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 95882
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CANAL BRIDGE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV335512.
Fossend canal bridge. Road bridge over the grand western canal. Circa 1814. Built of large coursed blocks of limestone with parapet of red sandstone ashlar. This is a single span bridge with an elliptical (almost round-headed) plain arch. There is a projecting plain stringcourse at road level which follows the hump back of the road. Above this the parapet has rounded coping. The parapet curves outward each end and there are shallow terminal piers which project outwards each end (doe).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46773.
Doe/hhr:burlsecombe/(17/3/1988).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46774.
Des=cox, j. /the history of the grand western canal/(undated)12/in sampford peverell pf.
Dodd, D., 2006, Historic Buildings and Structures Along the Waterways: Grand Western Canal in Devon, 2 (Report - Interim). SDV351654.
A classic John Rennie structure.
Scott Wilson, 2008, Hanson Town Farm, Devon. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, 12 (Report - Assessment). SDV344495.
Other details: Site 32.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV335512 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
| SDV344495 | Report - Assessment: Scott Wilson. 2008. Hanson Town Farm, Devon. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Scott Wilson Report. D118857. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12. |
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| SDV351654 | Report - Interim: Dodd, D.. 2006. Historic Buildings and Structures Along the Waterways: Grand Western Canal in Devon. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #93658 ] |
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| SDV46773 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV46774 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV1497 | Related to: Grand Western Canal, Tiverton to Somerset Border (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4635 - Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment of Hanson Town Farm, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 10 2015 1:36PM |
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