Detail of Old Tow Path Footpath, Beside the Historic Rolle Canal and View Under the Old Roving Bridge. Torrington Commons, Great Torrington, Devon
Footpath view along the old tow path for Rolle canal view looking under the old ‘Roving Bridge’ towards Torrington, This bridge was originally the main driveway to Denys Rolle’s residence of Beam House. This bridge was renovated in 2000. This historic bridge near Beam in Great Torrington is on the edge of Torrington Common land and is near the Tarka Trail, which follows the River Torridge to Bideford continuing inland to Barnstaple. After the passenger service closed the line was still used to carry clay from the large quarry outside Merton to the port of Bideford. The Rolle Canal was built between 1820 and 1824 for Lord Rolle. The weir which diverted the flow of the River Torridge into a leat, maintaining the canals water level is situated just above RHS Rosemoor. In total it stretched for seven and a half miles to the tidal River Torridge, below Weare Gifford. It functioned as a the main route for goods into and out of the area for a just under fifty years until it was abandoned in the 1870's when the railway succeeded it. This section of the Tarka Trail near Great Torrington offers good views of the River Torridge. The Great Torrington Railway Station is now the home of the Puffing Billy and the Tarka Valley Railway. This is one of the main access points for the Tarka Trail.
Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Great Torrington, Devon, England.
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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