Rolster Bridge
ROLSTER BRIDGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1215347
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Rolster Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- ROLSTER BRIDGE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/08756/10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1215347
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Rolster Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROLSTER 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:
- ROLSTER BRIDGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Harberton
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 77092 56285
Details
HARBERTON SX75NE 5/378 Rolster Bridge
II
Road bridge over Harbourne River. Probably C17 to C18 on earlier foundations, and with circa early C19 alterations. Slate rubble with slate voussoirs to arches. 2 widely spaced semi-circular arches, the east arch is the larger. The smaller west arch appears to be later and now takes the main stream which was diverted leaving the larger east arch as a flood arch. Probably at the same time the east arch was widened on the north upstream side. At the springing of the main arch there appear to be earlier bridge footings probably of the bridge mentioned by John Leland in 1534-43 ("a Stone Bridge caullid Rostel"). Parapets built of long vertical slates. Parapet on south side has been realigned. Large reinforcement buttress, like a cutwater, on the north, upstream side, diverts stream to west arch. sources: R Pearse Chape, Early Tours in Devon and Cornwall, p.60 C Henderson and E Jervoise, Old Devon Bridges, p.38
Listing NGR: SX7709256285
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 101284
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pearse Chape, R, Early Tours in Devon and Cornwall, (), 60
Henderson, C, Jervoise, E, Old Devon Bridges, (1938), 38
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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