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| HER Number: | MDV118232 |
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| Name: | Engine Shed, South Brent |
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Summary
Late 19th / early 20th century engine shed in South Brent. Constructed from red brick, it lost its original slate roof in the 1980s, due to a fire. An important feature associated with the railway in the village, it currently houses a dental surgery (2007).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 602 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENGINE SHED (Constructed, XIX to XX - 1880 AD to 1905 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Early 20th century historic map marks this building as Goods Shed.
South Brent Parish Council and the South Brent Action and Community Group, 2007, The Village Design Statement for South Brent, 6, 24 (Report - Assessment). SDV359978.
Railway buildings of historic interest include the disused brick and weatherboard signal box and the brick Engine Shed, still with Victorian iron glazing bars. Unfortunately, the original slate roof was consumed by fire in the 1980s. It now houses the dental surgery.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Building 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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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #77510 ] |
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| SDV359978 | Report - Assessment: South Brent Parish Council and the South Brent Action and Community Group. 2007. The Village Design Statement for South Brent. South Brent Parish Council. Digital. 6, 24. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 10 2017 3:32PM |
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