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| HER Number: | MDV124310 |
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| Name: | Bedford Foundry Leat |
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Summary
Mid-19th century channel cut to supply the foundry.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 480 747 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XIX - 1840 AD to 1887 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Two sections of leat depicted on the historic maps, north-east of the disused foundry.
Waterhouse, R., 2017, The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology (Monograph). SDV361789.
The Bedford Foundry Leat (1840-1887) is a short section of leat that took water from the Fishlake Valley which the foundry lay in which supplied boiler feed water for the steam engines for the foundry machines.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #114538 ] |
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| SDV361789 | Monograph: Waterhouse, R.. 2017. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. The Tavistock Canal. Its History and Archaeology. Paperback Volume. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV101236 | Related to: Building, Bedford Iron Foundry, Tavistock (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 13 2018 3:29PM |
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