Bury Bridge
BURY BRIDGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250236
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Bury Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- BURY BRIDGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250236
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Bury Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- BURY 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:
- BURY BRIDGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Morchard Bishop
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lapford
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 73772 06790
Details
MORCHARD BISHOP SS 70 NW 4/102 - Bury Bridge - II
Road bridge over River Yeo. Dated 1830, built by Roger Tyler for the Trustees of the Exeter Turnpike. Snecked grey mudstone with rusticated ashlar arch and parapet; granite coping and string course. Single span bridge. Vertical abutments and segmental arch in which some of the ashlar voussoirs are incised to appear as two headers for regularity. Plain granite string course at road level ramps slightly to the centre. Rusticated ashlar parapet carries granite coping which is weathered slightly on each side. On each end the walls curve outwards a little and ashlar terminal piers project slightly externally. The inner face of the eastern parapet includes a granite plaque with concave corners inscribed 'Bury Bridge erected Anno 1830 at the expense of the Trustees of the Exeter Turnpike'. Roger Tyler builder. The river forms the parish boundary at this point; the southern end of the bridge is in Morchard Bishop, the northern end in Lapford.
Listing NGR: SS7377206790
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 432511
- 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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