Monument record MDO5037 - Bridge, Tarrant Launceston

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Summary

A stone bridge, now demolished. It is thought that the bridge was built using masonry from a nearby chapel when that was itself demolished in 1762.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

ST 94020981 A stone bridge, which has now been demolished, incorporated masonry probably taken from the neighbouring chapel when it was demolished in 1762. <1>


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 105 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(2) Bridge (94020981), of stone, crossing the Tarrant with two small approximately semicircular arches, incorporated large chamfered voussoirs which probably were taken from the neighbouring chapel on its demolition in 1762. It carried a former trackway to Higher Dairy, now disused. (Demolished.)'

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209428 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 105.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209428.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9402 0981 (point)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Tarrant Launceston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 060 002
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 76
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209428

Record last edited

Jan 9 2023 4:14PM

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