Roman Bridge
ROMAN BRIDGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160649
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-1964
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN BRIDGE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160649
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-1964
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROMAN 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:
- ROMAN BRIDGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Polperro
- National Grid Reference:
- SX2086350977
Details
LANSALLOS POLPERRO
SX 2050-2150
6/78 Roman Bridge (previously listed as
bridge on edge of harbour near the
21.8.64 House on the Props)
GV II
Road bridge at head of Polperro harbour over stream. Remodelled after 1854. Stone
rubble with dressed round stone arch with long granite keystone on harbour side.
Harbour side with parapet slightly splayed over abutments and continued to south to
form west wall of the harbour (qv). Narrow parapet on west side over stream running
between House on Props (qv) and coal sheds, now shops to south west.
An early photograph taken by Lewis Harding in circa 1854 illustrating a thrasher
shark on a cart in Polperro shows the bridge in the background. Here the stone
rubble bridge has a flat timber lintel rather than the present dressed stone arch.
Photograph of fish quay at turn of the C19 illustrates the present bridge in the
background.
de Burlet, S Portrait of Polperro 1977 p 6
Lanyon, A The Rooks of Trelawne 1976.
Listing NGR: SX2086350977
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 61542
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Lanyon, A, The Rocks of Trelawne, (1976)
De Burlet, S, Portrait of Polperro, (1977), 6
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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