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| HER Number: | MDV123841 |
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| Name: | New Quarry, Babbacombe, Torquay |
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Summary
New Quarry, c.1860, was one of a number of quarries exploiting the most northerly outcrop of Devonian limestone in Torbay,
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 933 653 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.MARYCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XIX to Unknown - 1860 AD)
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
Beer, Phoebe, 1982-3, Transactions of the Torquay Natural History Society, p.62-9 (Article in Serial). SDV362545.
New Quarry was one of a number of quarries exploiting the most northerly outcrop of Devonian limestone in Torbay, established around 1860, when Long (SX96NW/69) and Comfort Quarries are shown on the First Edition OS (surveyed 1861-2) as disused; hence its name.The outcrop of Devonian limestone, bounded by Permian sandstones and breccias to the north at Oddicombe and slates, shales and grits to the west and south at Anstey's Cove, was extensively quarried from the early 19th century to cater for the urban expansion of Torbay.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362545 | Article in Serial: Beer, Phoebe. 1982-3. Transactions of the Torquay Natural History Society. . XIX, part 1. p.62-9. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48369 | Related to: QUARRY in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:46PM |
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