Bovey Tracey : Cromwell's Arch
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Bovey Tracey : Cromwell's Arch
Image: © Lewis Clarke Taken: 12 Aug 2013
Arch, built across part of entrance to Abbey Road. Believed to be in original position. Medieval. Granite. Consists of a large 2-centred arch with 2 sets of ogee mouldings; moulded convex stops at foot. Rebates for gates on Abbey Road side, with one large iron hinge surviving. Believed locally to be the remnant of a monastery, but no such institution is known to have existed in the town.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.594073
Longitude
-3.675557