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| HER Number: | MDV79902 |
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| Name: | Bridge over the River Tavy north of Lady Bertha Mine |
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Summary
Bridge constructed over the River Tavy in the 1890s to provide access to the dressing floors at Tavey Consols on the east side of the river where the tin from Lady Bertha Mine was calcined.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 470 689 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Bridge over the River Tavy shown on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Bridge not shown on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Newman, P., 2011, Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential, 15, 55 (Report - Assessment). SDV347105.
A bridge was constructed across the Tavy in the 1890s to provide access to the dressing floors at Tavy consols on the east side of the river, where the tin from Lady Bertha Mine was calcined. The bridge appears to have been removed by the time of the Ordnance Survey revision in 1906.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106704 ] |
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| SDV347105 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2011. Mining in the Tavy Valley, West Devon. An Assessment of Archaeological Potential. SW Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 15, 55. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5462 | Related to: Lady Bertha Mine, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 26 2015 3:38PM |
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