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Summary

Site of a Smithy marked on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. This building had gone by the time of the 1904-6 map, and a new smithy is shown.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Smithy marked.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The building shown on the 1880s-1890s map is no longer extant. Instead a new group of buildings to the north is marked as such.

University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, FID 3726 (Interpretation). SDV361978.

'Smithy' marked on Ordnance Survey maps. Note that position appears to change adjacent buildings from the 1888 first edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map to the 1904 revision.

Waterhouse, R., 2021, Thorncliffe Works, Bishops Tawton, Devon. Historic Building Recording (Report - Survey). SDV366229.

A smithy and associated cottage were built in the 1850s by the Thomas family. They were demolished in 1895 to build Thorncliffe Works. Traces of the earlier structures relating to the original smithy were recorded during a programme of historic building undertaken at the works prior to conversion to residential use. These included a a short-lived two storey workshop to the north of the project site and a possible domestic building at the eastern end.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV361978	Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. FID 3726.
SDV366229	Report - Survey: Waterhouse, R.. 2021. Thorncliffe Works, Bishops Tawton, Devon. Historic Building Recording. South West Archaeology. 200501. Digital.
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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV9148 - Historic Building Recording at Thorncliffe Works, Bishops Tawton (Ref: 200501)

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