Sheepwash Bridge
SHEEPWASH BRIDGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105225
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Sheepwash Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- SHEEPWASH BRIDGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105225
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Sheepwash Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHEEPWASH BRIDGE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SHEEPWASH BRIDGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Highampton
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sheepwash
- National Grid Reference:
- SS4861105743
Details
SS 40 NE
2/97
Sheepwash Bridge
20.2.52
II
Road bridge over River Torridge. C17 considerably rebuilt in C19. Stone rubble walls with some ashlar. Four spans with flood arch. Four centred arches with triangular cutwaters and a pilaster above each one on east side (down stream). Cambered stringcourse. Refuge on upstream side above extended cutwater. The cutwaters extend further on this side and are more likely to be original. There is no stringcourse and the arches have projecting keystones. Cambered parapet with rounded coping stones.
The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1162626. That entry was removed from the List on 29 July 2016.
This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 29 July 2016.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 93205
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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