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| HER Number: | MDV126787 |
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| Name: | Boundary bank associated with the Lee Moor Tramway and clay works at Cholwichtown, Cornwood. |
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Summary
A reverse L-shaped bank is visible on aerial photographs of 1948, immediately south of, and probably associated with, early 20th century settling tanks and structures associated with the Cholwichtown Clay Works and the Lee Moor Tramway. The earthworks and structures have been destroyed by the expansion of modern clay extraction.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 618 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY BANK (XIX to Edwardian - 1880 AD to 1904 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundary depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundary depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1904-6 25inch Second Edition map.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, RAF/CPE/UK/2494 RS 4064-4065 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361461.
A reverse L-shaped bank is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A bank circa 3m wide and up to 110m long is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1948 immediately south of structures associated with the Cholwichtown Clay Works.
The reverse L-shaped bank abuts the settling tanks to the north, as depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch Second Edition map, and the line of the Lee Moor Tramway to the west. It is therefore probable that the bank and enclosure defined by it were associated with the later-19th and early-20th century clayworks.
The earthworks and structures have been destroyed by the expansion of modern clay extraction.
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). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361461 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2494 RS 4064-4065 11-MAR-1948. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV126789 | Related to: 19th and early 20th Cholwichtown Clay Works (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 29 2021 8:57AM |
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