BRIDGE AT SW 7506 3747 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1988. Bridge.

BRIDGE AT SW 7506 3747

WRENN ID
high-ashlar-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1988
Type
Bridge
Source
Historic England listing

Description

STITHIANS

1533/3/426 KENNAL VALE 17-JUN-88 BRIDGE AT SW75063747

II

Bridge over River Kennal. c1844, Granite rubble with some large dressed monoliths. 2-span bridge has pointed cutwater upstream. Simple lintel construction with a high rubble parapet.

HISTORY: Kennal Vale is an exceptionally well-preserved gunpowder works which opened in 1812 and was extended in 1844, with an unusually complete range of components.

An impressive example of vernacular engineering. The bridge was built in association with the expansion of the works after 1840.

(Smith, J R, The Kennal Vale Gunpowder Company, Kennal Vale, Ponsanooth: An Archaeological and Historical Study, Cornwall Trust for Nature Conservation 1986).

Listing NGR: SW7507137480

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