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Monument Number 424717
Hob Uid: 424717
Location : Cornwall Hayle
Grid Ref : SW5670038240
Summary : Railway bridge built 1835 to carry the Hayle - Redruth railway over the Phillack stream. It is possibly the earliest railway bridge in Cornwall and now carries a footpath.
More information : (SW 56703824) A bridge built in 1835 that carried the Hayle Railway (SW 53 NE 32) over the Phillack stream. It is perhaps the earleist steam railway bridge in Cornwall, being built of granite with a capping of large cranite blocks. It is about 25ft long and 12ft wide, with three round headed arches, and now carries a footpath. Scheduled under bridges. (1-3)

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Source details : DOE (IAM) Rec Form 1 9 75
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Source details : Industrial Archaeology of Cornwall 1972 228 (A C Todd & P Laws)
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : DOE (IAM) Sched List 31 12 77
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : 1835
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Monument Start Date : 1835
Monument Type : Railway Bridge
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CO 987
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SW 53 NE 41
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Relationship type : General association

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Monument Number 424717