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| HER Number: | MDV89106 |
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| Name: | Lowman Bridge, Tiverton |
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Summary
Bridge over the River Lowman, at the eastern end of Gold Street, built 1851. The south side was widened in 1911, and built out in a semicircle to carry a statue of King Edward VII.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 957 125 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tiverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TIVERTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref: 485312
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (XIX - 1851 AD to 1851 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1975, Tiverton Town Trails, 65 (Article in Monograph). SDV352466.
Timms, S. C., 1976, The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft, 200 (Report - Survey). SDV341346.
Lowman bridge dates from the middle of the 16th century and was considerably widened in the early 20th century.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2000, Tiverton, 188 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV341848.
Bridge over the River Lowman, at the eastern end of Gold Street. 1851, the south side widened in 1911. Squared stone rubble with well-cut voussoirs to the arches; cast-iron balustrades. The bridge consists of three elliptical arches, the south side having been built out in a semicircle to carry a statue of King Edward VII. Piers have cutwaters on both sides. Balustrades have a series of narrow, round-arched open panels with a handrail on top; at intervals are square iron piers with panelled sides and ball finials. At each end of each balustrade is an oblong section stone pier with a low pyramidical cap. On the eastern pier of the south side is a stone tablet inscribed THIS BRIDGE WAS WIDENED DURING THE MAYORALTY OF ALDERMAN west THORNE 2nd NOV.er 1911. Above the eastern cutwater on the south side is another tablet (badly worn) which seems to read LOWMAN BRIDGE WIDENED 1911. The foundation stone of the bridge was laid in October 1851 by John Heathcoat, MP for Tiverton. The previous bridge, also of stone but with two arches, was `repaired and nearly rebuilt' in 1772.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV341346 | Report - Survey: Timms, S. C.. 1976. The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Unbound + Digital. 200. |
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| SDV341848 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2000. Tiverton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 188. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #108984 ] |
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| SDV352466 | Article in Monograph: Devon County Council. 1975. Tiverton Town Trails. Devon Town Trails: European Architectural Heritage Year. Paperback Volume. 65. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV89108 | Parent of: Statue of King Edward VII, Lowman Bridge (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 19 2015 11:20AM |
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