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HER Number: | MDV43180 |
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Name: | Building 6: Charge Magazine at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory |
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Summary
Building 6: Charge magazine built in the 19th century at Powder Mills gunpowder factory
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 628 773 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/51/6
- Old SAM Ref: 28718
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POWDER MAGAZINE (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Rectangular building shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX67NW99 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350197.
Pye, A. R. + Robinson, R., 1990, An Archaeological Survey of the Gunpowder Factory at Powdermills Farm, Postbridge, Devon, 25, Figures 1-3 (Report - Survey). SDV254157.
Building 6: ?charge magazine at Powder Mills gunpowder factory. Located 50-60 metres south of incorporating mill (Building 3) to which it is connected by an embanked track. Slightly larger than the other two magazines (Buildings s 4 and 5). Circa 3 metres wide by 5-6 metres long. The south wall survives to a height of circa 0.5 metres and seems to contain a central doorway. A small hollow running down the centre seems to link up with one coming from the direction of the incorporating mill.
Pye, A., 1996, The Gunpowder Factory at Powdermills, 221 (Article in Serial). SDV254160.
Gerrard, S., 1998, 149180 (Un-published). SDV260223.
Charge magazine forming part of the gunpowder factory at Powder Mills.
English Heritage, 2012, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV348729.
Ruins of gunpowder mill. Established in 1844 by a Plymouth alderman George Frean. Originally quite an extensive complex of buildings running up the valley with several water wheels turned by water from a leat and with two chimneys. All the buildings are now in varying degrees of ruin although one chimney survives and three main groups are recognisable of granite rubble with granite lintels, all roofless. The chimney is well constructed with stringcourse near the top and plinth. It has a covered channel running downhill from it towards the largest ruinous building. The invention of dynamite in 1867 rapidly superceded gunpowder. and the mills, which employed about 100 men closed in the 1890s.
English Heritage, 9/10/1981, Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills (Schedule Document). SDV350194.
The gunpowder factory at Powder Mills survives well and contains a complete range of buildings and other structures and features associated with the industry. Many of the buildings remain essentially intact, with only the roofs and machinery having been removed. The system of leats and trackways provides useful additional information concerning the character of the factory. The unique survival of the associated proving mortar emphasises the quality of the surviving archaeology. Together with a comprehensive historical background this represents a fine example of a gunpowder production site.
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. 25, Figures 1-3. |
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SDV254160 | Article in Serial: Pye, A.. 1996. The Gunpowder Factory at Powdermills. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 52. Paperback Volume. 221. |
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SDV260223 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 1998. 149180. Monument Protection Programme. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #91609 ] |
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SDV348729 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2012. National Heritage List for England. Website. |
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SDV350194 | Schedule Document: English Heritage. 9/10/1981. Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills. The Schedule of Monuments. Website. |
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SDV350197 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX67NW99. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV5913 | Part of: Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory, Cherry Brook (Monument) |
MDV43184 | Related to: Building 10: Store Building at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43185 | Related to: Building 11: Glazing Mill at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43186 | Related to: Building 12: Breaking House at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43187 | Related to: Building 13: Press House at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43188 | Related to: Building 14: Incorporating Mills at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43189 | Related to: Building 15: Mixing House at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43190 | Related to: Building 16: Office or Store at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43191 | Related to: Building 17: Saltpetre Crystallising House at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43192 | Related to: Building 18: Group of Buildings Including a Cylinder House and Chimney at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Monument) |
MDV43176 | Related to: Building 2: Incorporating Mill at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43178 | Related to: Building 4: Charge Magazine at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43179 | Related to: Building 5: Charge Magazine at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43181 | Related to: Building 7: Gunpowder Drying House at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43182 | Related to: Building 8: Charge Magazine at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
MDV43183 | Related to: Building 9: Building with Several Elements at Powder Mills Gunpowder Factory (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6029 - An Archaeological Survey of the Gunpowder Factory at Powdermills Farm
- EDV8645 - Powder Mills and Gawler Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2022 1:50PM |
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