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Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill is a nineteenth-century bridge constructed from cast iron, located in Cornwall. The bridge represents the industrial adoption of cast iron as a structural material for crossing watercourses, a technology that became increasingly common during the Industrial Revolution. As a listed structure, the bridge retains historical significance as evidence of Victorian engineering practices and the industrial development of the Perran valley. The structure reflects both the practical needs of the local community and the contemporary advances in iron casting and bridge design that characterised the mid-to-late nineteenth century.
Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001726. View the official record →
Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill is a nineteenth-century bridge constructed from cast iron, located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001726.
Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001726.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church (6.2 km), Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church (6.2 km), Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.