Description

WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR
SX 77 SW
6/193

New Bridge

23.8.55

II*

Bridge crossing River Dart. Believed to be C15, repaired in 1645.
Granite rubble, except for arch at the Holne end which is of ashlar; the piers are
of squared and coursed rubble up to springing level of the arches. Bridge consists
of two main arches across the river with a smaller third arch crossing the Widecombe
bank. The arches are rounded, except for the centre one which is very slightly
pointed. They have well-cut voussoirs, the masonry above projecting slightly on
chamfered corbels. On the underside the two main arches spring from chamfered
imposts. Both piers have sharply pointed cutwaters on each side, these forming
refuges on top. The parapets on the Holne side are of ashlar as far as the first
cutwater, sweeping outwards at the end to finish in low, oblong-section piers; the
rounded granite coping extends to one half of the first cutwater. On the Widecombe
side the parapets are of rubble, also sweeping outwards at the end, but here dying
away into the ground; the copings are of chamfered granite blocks.
Source: C Henderson and E Jervoise, Old Devon Bridges, 1938, p.33.

The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1147169.
This entry was removed from the List on 7th March 2016.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8th March 2016.

Listing NGR: SX7115170883

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Newbridge at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7017068

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)