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| HER Number: | MDV114054 |
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| Name: | Smithy east of Chapple Cross, Gidleigh |
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Summary
The copse beside Broadmead contains the ruins of the old smithy that was abandoned when the last incumbent, John Bond, moved to take over the Throwleigh forge in the 1920s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 672 890 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD? to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Tithe map shows a rectangular building at the north-west corner of the plot which appears likely to be the smithy. Plot is recorded as part of Chapple 148: 'Grove' (use; timber).
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Late 19th century histroic map shows wood with building beside the road to Coombe.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
As the previous historic maps.
Grumley-Grennan, T. + Hardy, M., 2000, Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present, 154 (Monograph). SDV359347.
The copse beside Broadmead contains the ruins of the old smithy that was abandoned when the last incumbent, John Bond, moved to take over the Throwleigh forge in the 1920s.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Site of the building depicted on the modern mapping.
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). |
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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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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV359347 | Monograph: Grumley-Grennan, T. + Hardy, M.. 2000. Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present. Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present. Hardback Volume. 154. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #73393 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45626 | Related to: Bridge at Chapple Cross (Monument) |
| MDV114051 | Related to: Broadmead, Gidleigh (Building) |
| MDV77125 | Related to: Chapple farmstead, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2018 1:28PM |
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