BRIDGE OVER THE GARA IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF RUINS OF FORD CORN HILL

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1108028
Date first listed:: 25-Mar-1991
List Entry Name:: BRIDGE OVER THE GARA IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF RUINS OF FORD CORN HILL
Statutory Address:: BRIDGE OVER THE GARA IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF RUINS OF FORD CORN HILL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1108028
Date first listed:: 25-Mar-1991
List Entry Name:: BRIDGE OVER THE GARA IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF RUINS OF FORD CORN HILL
Statutory Address 1:: BRIDGE OVER THE GARA IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF RUINS OF FORD CORN HILL

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: BRIDGE OVER THE GARA IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF RUINS OF FORD CORN HILL

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Devon
District:: South Hams (District Authority)
Parish:: Blackawton
National Grid Reference:: SX 81197 48962

Details

BLACKAWTON FORDER SX84NW Bridge over the Gara 5/34 immediately north of ruins of Ford Corn Hill

II

Road bridge over stream (The Gara). Probably C18. Local slate ruble with dressed slate arch ring. Small hump-back single span bridge with a segmental, almost round, arch springing from vertical abutments. Original low parapets with pitched slate coping and vertical slate lacing. The parapets are splayed out over the abutments and at the north end of the east parapet there is a large gate-pier to a gateway to the former Ford Corn Mill, which is now in ruins. The gate-pier is built of dressed slate rubble, square on plan and rebated for a gate.

Listing NGR: SX8119748962

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 99823
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.