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| HER Number: | MDV38603 |
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| Name: | Powder Magazine of Powdermills Gunpowder Factory to the east of Taviton |
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Summary
Outlying 19th century powder magazine of Powdermills Gunpowder Factory to the east of Taviton
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 508 744 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/254
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POWDER MAGAZINE (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Small rectangular building shown on 19th century map in a small curvilinear enclosure 160 metres south of the road to the south-west of 'Moorshop'. A track is shown running south from the road to the building.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Small square building shown on early 20th century map. A track is shown running south from the road along the east side of a field boundary before turning west through the boundary to the building.
Pye, A. R. + Robinson, R., 1990, An Archaeological Survey of the Gunpowder Factory at Powdermills Farm, Postbridge, Devon, 41, Figures 16-17 (Report - Survey). SDV254157.
Outlying powder magazine of Powdermills gunpowder factory at Taviton. This is located some 170 metres off the main Tavistock to Princetown road. It was licensed in 1847 and is named as a magazine on the first edition Ordanance Survey map. It consists of a square masonry building with 0.45 metre thick walls, external dimensions of 5.2 metres square and a doorway in the centre of its eastern wall. Except for the southern wall, which is 2.8 metres high, only the wall footings remain.
Dawson, T. + Hambley, J., 1995, A Survey of the Service and Accommodation Buildings belonging to the Powdermills Gunpowder Factory, Postbridge (Report - Survey). SDV351071.
The remains of Taviton farm magazine are located at the end of a track circa 170 metres to the south of the road. It was licensed in 1847 and consists of a square rubble masonry structure with a central doorway in the eastern wall. Only the south wall survives to any height.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Outline of a small square building shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV254157 | Report - Survey: Pye, A. R. + Robinson, R.. 1990. An Archaeological Survey of the Gunpowder Factory at Powdermills Farm, Postbridge, Devon. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 90.07. A4 Grip Bound. 41, Figures 16-17. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #89926 ] |
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| SDV351071 | Report - Survey: Dawson, T. + Hambley, J.. 1995. A Survey of the Service and Accommodation Buildings belonging to the Powdermills Gunpowder Factory, Postbridge. Exeter Archaeology. 95.63. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5913 | Related to: Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory, Cherry Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6029 - An Archaeological Survey of the Gunpowder Factory at Powdermills Farm
- EDV6128 - Survey of the Service and Accommodation Buildings associated with Powdermills Gunpowder Factory (Ref: 95.63)
| Date Last Edited: | May 3 2013 10:54AM |
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