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| HER Number: | MDV120309 |
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| Name: | Workshop at Meldon Aplite Quarry |
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Summary
20th century building to the north-east of the weigh house and possible office accommodation. Has some equipment in situ. Also served as a powerhouse for the site. 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
- WORKSHOP (Constructed, 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. Block-built workshop, with some equipment in situ, lies to the north-east of the weigh house.
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: #79542 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4827 | Part of: Aplite Quarry at Meldon (Monument) |
| MDV120310 | Related to: Industrial building at Meldon Aplite Quarry (Building) |
| MDV120308 | Related to: Weigh House and weighbridge at Meldon Aplite Quarry (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4968 - Survey of Meldon Industrial Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 4 2017 9:17AM |
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