2016

SX8077 : Templer Way bridge over Bovey Pottery Leat

taken 7 years ago, near to Brimley, Devon, England

Templer Way bridge over Bovey Pottery Leat
Templer Way bridge over Bovey Pottery Leat
The bridge carries the granite railway
Templer Way

The Templer Way is a long distance path that approximates to the route by which granite quarried at Haytor on eastern Dartmoor was transported by tramway to the Stover canal near Teigngrace, thence down the River Teign to the port of Teignmouth. Recommended. The distinctive logo on waymarkers combines a tramway wheel with the tiller and rudder of a barge. LinkExternal link

Haytor Granite Tramway

The Haytor Granite Tramway was built in 1820 by George Templer to transport granite from quarries at Haytor on Dartmoor to the Stover Canal and thence to Teignmouth docks (the canal had originally been built in 1792 by his father, James, to transport clay).

Most of the tramway's course can be traced using the Templer Way footpath Link , which also follows the canal and the Teign estuary to Teignmouth.

The tramway drops 400 metres in height during its 16 km route. Its use of flanged granite setts is unusual. The gauge was 1.3 metres. Oak points were used at junctions. The wooden iron-wheeled wagons were typically run in trains of twelve, hauled uphill when empty by a team of 18 horses, which also provided, together with wooden poles, the only means of braking on the downhill journey. "Accidents were not uncommon" LinkExternal link .

The quarries fell into disuse by 1858 and the tramway closed LinkExternal link .


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright David Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Paths Rivers, Streams, Drainage Railways Primary Subject: Bridge
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Templer Way [16] · Bovey Pottery Leat [9] · Granite Railway [3] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SX8077, 86 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Smith   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 5 December, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 24 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 8027 7760 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:35.1493N 3:41.5584W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 8031 7760
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 27 times
You are not logged in login | register