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Footbridge About 30 Metres West of Chimney at Town Mill

A Grade II Listed Building in Okehampton, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7374 / 50°44'14"N

Longitude: -4.0001 / 4°0'0"W

OS Eastings: 258962

OS Northings: 94995

OS Grid: SX589949

Mapcode National: GBR Q2.GY0M

Mapcode Global: FRA 27H4.CFT

Plus Code: 9C2QPXPX+XX

Entry Name: Footbridge About 30 Metres West of Chimney at Town Mill

Listing Date: 7 March 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1105868

English Heritage Legacy ID: 93385

ID on this website: 101105868

Location: Okehampton, West Devon, EX20

County: Devon

District: West Devon

Civil Parish: Okehampton

Built-Up Area: Okehampton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Okehampton All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Footbridge

Description


The following building shall be added to the list:

OKEHAMPTON MILL ROAD SX 59 SE 3/27 Footbridge about 30 metres west of chimney at Town Mill GV II Footbridge over River Okement. Circa mid C19. Narrow footbridge. Granite ashlar with rock-faced voussoirs to single-span elliptical arch. Chamfered granite coping with simple wrought-iron railings instead of parapets. The footbridge serves a footpath which connects the town centre with Town Mill and Mill Road. In mid C19 the mill was enlarged by William Wood, who established a manure and vitriol works. It was probably in connection with these works that the footbridge was built.

Listing NGR: SX5896294995

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