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Summary

Newton Abbot Potteries, comprising a large irregular rectangular building with 7 circular kilns and a number of ancilliary structures within an extensive compound, are marked on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edtion map. The complex remains visible on aerial photographs of 1946.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SE/382

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• POTTERY WORKS (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Newton Abbot Potteries' marked on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, comprising a large, irregularly shaped rectangular building with 7 kilns and a number of ancilliary structures. Not shown on 1880s-1890s map. Site now part of the Heywood Industrial Estate.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4001-4002 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The yard and structures, permanent and temporary, of Newton Abbot Potteries are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1969, SX87SE (Cartographic). SDV338231.

Works shown on 1969 6 inch Ordnance Survey map.

Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview, 27, figure 7 (site 20) (Report - Assessment). SDV336226.

Nowell, J., 2012, Penns Mount, Kingsteignton, Devon: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, 13 (Report - Assessment). SDV351968.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Newton Abbot Potteries, comprising an irregularly shaped building approximately 0.5ha in area, seven circular kilns circa 8 to 13m in diameter, and numerous smaller rectangular structures distributed around an extensive goods compound circa 4.14ha in area is visible on aerial photographs of 1946. Assorted materials are visible throughout the wider compound.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336226	Report - Assessment: Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D.. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.80. A4 Stapled + Digital. 27, figure 7 (site 20).
SDV338231	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1969. SX87SE. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV351968	Report - Assessment: Nowell, J.. 2012. Penns Mount, Kingsteignton, Devon: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. CgMs Consulting Report. 13961. A4 Stapled + Digital. 13.
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4001-4002 13-APR-1946.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4912 - Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site
• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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