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| HER Number: | MDV114648 |
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| Name: | Prince Arthur House, Balckdown |
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Summary
Originally served as the mine captain's house for Wheal Betsy, built sometime in the mid-late 19th century with a coach house to the north.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 502 799 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Mary Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARY TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FOREMANS HOUSE (XIX - 1849 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Prince Arthur House and the coach house to the north are depicted on the late 19th century historic map for the first time.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Early 20th century historic map matches the late 19th century depiction.
Ashton, K., 2016, Details about Monrovia, Mary Tavy (Personal Comment). SDV359469.
This house was originally built as the mine captain's house for Wheal Betsy.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Prince Arthur House is 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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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #73977 ] |
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| SDV359469 | Personal Comment: Ashton, K.. 2016. Details about Monrovia, Mary Tavy. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV114649 | Related to: Coach house north of Prince Arthur House, Blackdown (Building) |
| MDV107696 | Related to: Monrovia, Blackdown (Building) |
| MDV3185 | Related to: Wheal Betsy Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 15 2016 9:08AM |
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