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| HER Number: | MDV123912 |
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| Name: | Old Quarries, Yeadon Common, Windmill Hill, St Marychurch, Torquay |
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Summary
Quarries established by 1775 are recorded as 'old' in 1861 and are presumed to have been worked out.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 909 658 |
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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 (XVIII to XIX - 1775 AD to 1861 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
1775, The Manor of St Marychurch (Plan - measured). SDV362321.
That there were quarries here by 1775 is attested by the presence of a 'Lyme Kiln' on the Cary manorial map of St Marychurch, though it ignores the quarries themselves. On the first edition 1861 OS County Series survey three areas are recorded as "Old Quarries", these are located on Windmill Hill and accessed by the lane that leads behind what is now Pendennis Road. South to the western stub of what is now Audley Avenue to connect with Barton Road. They are present on the 1902 OS under the same name, but are no longer recorded except by contour/cliff lines by 1933, the rough ground behind, evidently containing spoil was laid out as playing fields after the World War II.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362321 | Plan - measured: 1775. The Manor of St Marychurch. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123913 | Parent of: Old limekiln, Yeadon Common, Windmill Hill, St Marychurch, Torquay (Monument) |
| MDV125327 | Related to: Extractive pits on Windmill Hill, Torquay (Monument) |
| MDV55634 | Related to: QUARRY in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:51PM |
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