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| HER Number: | MDV120308 |
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| Name: | Weigh House and weighbridge at Meldon Aplite Quarry |
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Summary
20th century building with intact weighbridge outside. Associated with the aplite quarry at Meldon.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 566 920 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEIGH HOUSE (XIX to XX - 1900 AD? to 1950 AD (Between))
- WEIGHBRIDGE (XIX to XX - 1900 AD? to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1997, The Meldon Industrial Landscape, Okehampton, Devon. An Archaeological Survey, 16, figs 10-3 (Report - Survey). SDV346364.
Of the main site buildings only the weigh house, workshop and powerhouse are identifiable. The former possesses the vandalised remains of the weighing machinery and is fronted by an intact weighbridge.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346364 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1997. The Meldon Industrial Landscape, Okehampton, Devon. An Archaeological Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Bound. 16, figs 10-3. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79541 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4827 | Part of: Aplite Quarry at Meldon (Monument) |
| MDV120310 | Related to: Industrial building at Meldon Aplite Quarry (Building) |
| MDV120309 | Related to: Workshop at Meldon Aplite Quarry (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4968 - Survey of Meldon Industrial Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 4 2017 9:12AM |
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