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| HER Number: | MDV25647 |
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| Name: | Waterwheel at Coombe Court Farm, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
Cast iron waterwheel at Coombe Court Farm made by H. Beare and Sons of Newton Abbot in 1893. Formerly drove milling machinery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 754 870 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/25/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Rectangular extension shown on 19th century map on the east side of the barn at 'Combe Farm'.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1985, Waterwheel (Worksheet). SDV337635.
Cast iron waterwheel at Combe Court, with wood spokes and buckets. Makers name on rim H. BEARE & SONS 1893 NEWTON ABBOT. Not used since 1940. Formerly a corn mill but all traces of machinery now gone, although millpond and leat still visible. See worksheet for further details.
Cox, J. + Thorp, J. R. L., 2013, Coombe Court, Moretonhampstead, 3, Photographs 4-5, Appendix 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV351946.
To the rear of the threshing barn at Coombe Court is a 19th century wheel house which once powered the threshing machinery. The waterwheel has been restored but the leat has been diverted to feed a garden pond. The founder's mark is embossed on the wheel rim and reads 'H. Beare and Sons of Newton Abbot 1893'.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Rectangular extension shown on modern mapping on the east side of the barn at Coombe Court farm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337635 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1985. Waterwheel. Worksheet. |
| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85066 ] |
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| SDV351946 | Report - Assessment: Cox, J. + Thorp, J. R. L.. 2013. Coombe Court, Moretonhampstead. Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants Report. K831. A4 Spiral Bound. 3, Photographs 4-5, Appendix 1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV110421 | Part of: Coombe Court Farm, Moretonhamstead (Monument) |
| MDV8307 | Related to: Ash House at Coombe Court Farm, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
| MDV40422 | Related to: Barn at Coombe Court Farm, Moretonhampstead (Building) |
| MDV25646 | Related to: Coombe Court Farm House, Moretonhampstead (Building) |
| MDV40421 | Related to: Stables to north of Coombe Court Farm House (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6215 - Coombe Court, Moretonhampstead (Ref: K831)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 4:29PM |
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