Old Bow Bridge
OLD BOW BRIDGE, LOVE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292893
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Old Bow Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- OLD BOW BRIDGE, LOVE LANE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/00069/03
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292893
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Old Bow Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD BOW BRIDGE, LOVE LANE
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:
- OLD BOW BRIDGE, LOVE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bickington
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 79480 72415
Details
BICKINGTON LOVE LANE (south-west end), SX 77 SE Bickington 7/32 Old Bow Bridge -
GV II
Bridge. Late C17 or possibly earlier. Granite rubble. Consists of a single, slightly pointed arch, each side of which has roughly shaped voussoirs. Rough parapets, probably rebuilt, but that on the downstream side is slightly corbelled over the head of the arch and for a little way to the south-west. On inner face of downstream parapet, towards the road, is a tablet of Devonian limestone carved with badly worn inscription which seems to read: THIS BRIDGE REPARED..COUMTY IN 1698 (but it could be 1688). There appear to be some names at the bottom of the inscription. According to G Jones the bridge was widened to its present 12 feet in 1812, but there is no obvious structural evidence of it. About 140 metres to the north-east, on the south-east, on the south-east side of Love Lane, is a boundary stone marking the extent of roadway leading to the bridge that was to be maintained by the county; this is separately listed. Source: G Jones, Notes on Ashburton, 1825, with additional notes by H F Williams, typescript in Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter 1962, p.3.
Listing NGR: SX7948072415
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 85230
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Jones, G, Notes on Ashburton, 1825,
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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