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| HER Number: | MDV130797 |
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| Name: | Gas works on the south side of Buckfastleigh, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Gas works on the south side of Buckfastleigh opened in 1868 and closed in 1950
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 741 671 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GAS WORKS (Constructed, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Gas works' shown on 19th century map on the south side of 'Lower Buckfast Woollen Mill'.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Visible on aerial photographs with further features to the south.
Thomas, R., 2020, The Manufactured Gas Industry (Report - Survey). SDV364320.
Buckfastleigh Gasworks at SX741671 was established in 1868. In 1912 the site acquired for the Devon Gas Association. In 1934 Buckfastleigh provided a bulk supply to Ashburton. In Oct 1950 bulk supply was received via Totnes and the gasworks closed. The regulators placed in the former retort house. In 1952 the 25,000 cf column-guided gasholder was demolished, leaving a single 50,000 holder. In 1956 part of the site was sold to the neighbouring Buckfast Spinning Company. Further parcels were sold to them 1961, 1966, 1973 and (the last part of the gasworks remaining) in 1986. The Buckfast Spinning Company manufactures carpets and is known as Axminster carpets. In June 1985 the last (50,000) holder was purged and demolished. The site now lies beneath the carpet factory.
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: #130489 ] |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV364320 | Report - Survey: Thomas, R.. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry. Historic England. 182/2020. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7905 | Related to: Ashbuton Gas Works in Chuley Road, Ashburton (Monument) |
| MDV114190 | Related to: Chagford Gasworks south of the River Teign, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV8054 | Related to: Dartmoor Section of the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway (Monument) |
| MDV13162 | Related to: Gas works on south side of the River Avon, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV130793 | Related to: Gas works on the north side of the railway in Moretonhampstead, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
| MDV51413 | Related to: Site of Gas Works north of Dartmoor Prison, Princetown (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 18 2021 4:06PM |
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