MEM15319 - Underbridge 14, The Incline (Monument)

Summary

Masonry underbridge 14 to lower part of the West Somerset Mineral Railway incline trackbed.

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Type and Period (1)

RAILWAY BRIDGE (AD 19th Century to Modern - 1856 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status

Principal Archaeological Landscape 44: West Somerset Mineral Railway and associated mineworkings
Scheduled Monument 1021350
Scheduled Monument 1021350: The Incline, lying between Brendon Hill and Comberow, and the remains of Combe Row Station

Full Description

Masonry underbridge to lower part of incline trackbed. Plain slate stone west-facing entrance portal with slate stone arch and sand stone keystone. Curved wing-walls to north and south. [1] Carries the incline over an occupation road. [2] The Scheduled Monument Condition Assessment of 2009 gave the bridge a survival score of 0. [3] The bridge was surveyed in October 2015 as part of the 2015 Exmoor Scheduled Monument Condition Assessment. It was given a survival score of 0. [4] A management plan for the Scheduled Monument of The Incline and Winding House (NHLE 1021350) managed by ENPA was developed in 2021. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SEM6860 Report: The Hartley Conservation Partnership + David Sekers Consulting Partnership. 2004. West Somerset Mineral Railway Conservation Plan. P.49.
<2> SEM7005 Report: Jones, M.H.. 1995. Report on Proposed Low-Key Visitor Access to Industrial Sites on the Brendon Hills. P.8.
<3> SEM7402 Report: Bray, L.S.. 2010. Scheduled Monument Condition Assessment 2009, Exmoor National Park. Exmoor National Park Authority.
<4> SEM8278 Report: Gent, T. and Manning, P.. 2015. Exmoor National Park Scheduled Monument Condition Survey 2015. Archaedia.
<5> SEM341479 Unpublished document: Blaylock, Shirley and McVittie, Graeme. 2021. Scheduled Monument Management Plan for the Exmoor National Park Authority owned parts of the the Incline and Winding House.

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Local Heritage List Status (Unassessed)
National Park: Exmoor National Park

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Grid reference	ST 3028 1351 (point) Approximate
Map sheet	ST31SW
Civil Parish	OLD CLEEVE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Mar 13 2024 4:07PM

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