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Latitude: 51.0178 / 51°1'4"N
Longitude: -4.2048 / 4°12'17"W
OS Eastings: 245451
OS Northings: 126584
OS Grid: SS454265
Mapcode National: GBR KJ.J4ML
Mapcode Global: FRA 262F.9QL
Plus Code: 9C3Q2Q9W+43
Entry Name: Bollard Set into Corner of 1 High Street Adjoining the Quay
Listing Date: 19 April 1993
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1292979
English Heritage Legacy ID: 375810
ID on this website: 101292979
Location: Bideford, Torridge, Devon, EX39
County: Devon
District: Torridge
Civil Parish: Bideford
Built-Up Area: Bideford
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Bideford St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Bollard
BIDEFORD
SS4526 HIGH STREET
842-1/5/96 (South side)
Bollard set into corner of 1 High St
adjoining The Quay
GV II
Bollard. Probably C16 or C17. Painted stone. Sharply-battered
fluted shaft with prominent rounded necking and large ball
finial. Latterly its function must have been to protect the
corner of the building from carts, but it may originally have
stood on the quay, which has been considerably widened. It has
also been suggested that this was the 'tome stone .... on
which payments and binding agreements were made without
recourse to pen and paper.'
(Grant A: The Book of Bideford: Buckingham: 1987-: P.16, 20).
Listing NGR: SS4545126584
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