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| HER Number: | MDV123852 |
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| Name: | Windmill Hill Quarry, Teignmouth Road, Torquay |
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Summary
One of a number of quarries from c.1800, exploiting the most northerly outcrop of Devonian limestone in Torbay. This was begun after 1887 but by 1968 it was disused and had been built over.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 910 655 |
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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 XX - 1861 AD to 1968 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
Ordnance Survey, 1890, Ordnance Survey: St Marychurch 1890 (Cartographic). SDV362045.
Windmill Hill Quarry, one of a number of quarries from c.1800, exploiting the most northerly outcrop of Devonian limestone in Torbay. It is situated opposite Daison Quarry (SX96NW/82) across a narrow defile which was once the valley of the river flete. It was begun after 1861 and was in use in 1904 and 1933. By 1968 it was disused and had been built over. Its footprint is occupied by a number of depots and industrial units.
Sources: OS County Series maps 1890 , 1904, 1933 and 1968.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362045 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1890. Ordnance Survey: St Marychurch 1890. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48386 | Related to: QUARRY in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:47PM |
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