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| HER Number: | 97.18 |
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| Name: | MARHAMCHURCH - Post Medieval inclined plane |
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Summary
Marhamchurch inclined plane was the first plane on the Bude Canal (b1).
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 97.18
Monument Type(s):
Full description
Marhamchurch incline was the first inclined plane on the Bude Canal (b1). It had a rise of 120 ft and was 836 ft long, operated by a water wheel. The wheelpit has been partially infilled, and the course of the incline is now obscured by new housing and other encroachment.
<1> Atkins, 2004, The Bude Canal Cornwall and Devon Conservation Plan, 159 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO2755.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO2755 - Cornwall Event Report: Atkins. 2004. The Bude Canal Cornwall and Devon Conservation Plan. 159. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 97 | Part of: BUDE CANAL - Post Medieval canal (Monument) |
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