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Pleshey Castle Bridge
Hob Uid: 376148
Location : Essex Chelmsford Pleshey
Grid Ref : TL6651014430
Summary : There is a 15th or late 14th century red brick bridge across the moat at Pleshey Castle. It crosses the moat at the original entrance and is single span with two centred arches. Excavations have shown it stands on the site of an earlier timber bridge dating to approximately 1200.
More information : (TL 66511443) Bridge (NR) (1) A fine single-span bridge of brick of 15th cent date, with a two-centred arch, now crosses the moat at the original entrance to the SW. (2) The bridge is as described by RCHM, and has recently been restored. (3) TL 666144. Excavation in 1978 and 1980 by S R Bassett established that the penultimate bridge between the motte and the S bailey (whose substantial flint-rubble footings apparently supported a timber superstructure with a retractable section) was constructed c.1200. The extant brick bridge was constructed in the late 14th or early C15th century. (4-5) Pleshey Castle Bridge is a Listed Building. A C15 single span red brick bridge. (6) [For online access to ihe information see source 7 below] At the time of recording in 2011, online access to information on the designation (Listing) noted in source 6 is provided through the National Heritage List for England. (7)

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Source details : OS 6" 1924
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Source details : F1 PAS 30-OCT-75
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Source details : 1978 (L E Webster, J Cherry)
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Source details : 1981 (S M Youngs, J Clark)
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Source details : District of Chelmsford 1975
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Source details : English Heritage 2011 'English Heritage: National Heritage List for England' <> [Accessed 29-JUL-2011]
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : circa 1200
Monument End Date : 1210
Monument Start Date : 1190
Monument Type : Bridge
Evidence : Excavated Feature, Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : late 14th or 15th century
Monument End Date : 1500
Monument Start Date : 1367
Monument Type : Bridge
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : EX 22
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 426332
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1235567
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TL 61 SE 46
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-10-30
End Date : 1975-10-30

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Pleshey Castle Bridge