Horse Bridge
HORSE BRIDGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1165822
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Horse Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- HORSE BRIDGE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1165822
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Horse Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- HORSE 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:
- HORSE BRIDGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sydenham Damerel
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stokeclimsland
- National Grid Reference:
- SX4001074875
Details
SYDENHAM DAMEREL
SX 47 SW
12/310
HORSEBRIDGE
Horse Bridge
14.6.52
GV
I
Road bridge over the River Tamar. 1437 with later repairs. Roughly coursed slate stone with mainly granite coping and dressings. Five spans with hood-water arch to bank on each side, that to Cornish side more sharply pointed. Five tall cutwaters that rise to form triangular refuges to the parapets. Slightly pointed recessed cut stone arches, each below a chamfered moulding with relieving arches above. Chamfered strings at the springing of the arches. A chamfered string below the parapet carried round the cutwaters produces a slightly corbelled effect. On the north side of the bridge the cutwaters have curious stone corbels which may have been used for hanging salmon nets. Some putlock holes on the north side may have been used for timber structures to get access to the nets. Horse Bridge was financed by an indulgence to penitents who contributed towards its building. It may have marked the lower limits of the Abbot of Tavistock's fishery. Probably by the same builder as Greystone Bridge, Lawhitton Rural CP (qv).
The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1290978. That entry was removed from the List on 1 September 2016.
This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 1 September 2016.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 92553
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Henderson, C, Coates, H, Old Cornish Bridges and Streams, (1928), 50-51
Balchin, WGV, The Cornish Landscape, (1983), 178
Country Life in 7 September, (1961)
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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